The Emerald Dawn

"If I truly wanted to serve the queen, I'd only have to cut my throat."

After her mother's execution, ten-year-old Reina Sangrey begged Damien Arden-a wealthy, charming, criminally-minded aristocrat-for refuge. The terms to repay her debt, ensuring her and her brother's safety, were simple: survive the Armory, and rise to the Queensguard.

At twenty-four, Reina is initiated into Thera's Armory, just as duty, and destiny required. On the eve of her first trial, her true gift reveals itself . . ...