A Marriage by Decree

Tallia is a universal mage, though no one is supposed to know it.

Sold by her parents into service at the court of a young princess when she was only ten, she learned early that love could be betrayed, trust could be used as a weapon, and a girl with a rare magical gift could become nothing more than a prize for someone else's bloodline. To survive, Tallia hid her power, buried her heart, and forbade herself to hope.

Mar ri Kurt, head of the Secret Chancellery of the Mist Principality, has lo...