Kingdom of Cinders - White, Deborah Grace

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Résumé :
When you're hiding forbidden magic, a royal ball is the last place you want to be Born into a kingdom where power is outlawed, Penny has little reason to love her magic. She barely remembers her mother, and even her father dies unaware of her abilities. Now, magic or not, Penny is powerless to escape the bitter tangle of competition her stepmother has created between her and her stepsisters. And a series of chance encounters with the crown prince only adds to her troubles. The last thing she needs is to attract the notice of the very royals who have turned her existence into a crime. Prince Rian has never been sure about his parents' ban on magic, but he has no choice but to embrace it. The weight of a kingdom is on his shoulders, after all. With the departure of his younger brother to a neighboring kingdom, he's never had more pressure and less support. His parents are ready to choose Bansford's future queen, and the last thing he can afford is to get distracted by a servant girl...no matter how intriguing she might be. But the king and queen aren't wrong to be afraid-the darkest kind of magic is coming for Bansford. It's time for Penny to decide where her loyalties truly lie, and Rian...he will have to decide just how much he's willing to sacrifice for the kingdom he's sworn to serve. Kingdom of Cinders is the third installment in The Kingdom Tales, a series of interconnected standalone novels set on the continent of Solstice, where dragons do their own thing, enchanters run amok, and happily ever afters require some chasing. If you enjoy strong heroines, clean romance, and fantasy worlds with a dash of intrigue, discover the world of The Kingdom Tales today.

Biographie:
I've been a reader since I can remember, growing up on a wide range of books, from classic literature to light-hearted romps. The love of reading has traveled with me unchanged across multiple continents, and carried me from my own childhood all the way to having children of my own. But if reading is like looking through a window into a magical and beautiful world, beginning to write my own stories was like discovering that I could open that window and climb right out into fantasyland. I cannot believe how privileged I am to actually be living that childhood dream and publishing my own novels. I do so from my hometown of Adelaide, Australia, where I live with my husband and our two, soon to be three, little munchkins. I've never outgrown my love of young adult stories, and my first series, The Kyona Chronicles, is a young adult fantasy series of four novels and two novellas. Feel free to send me an email and introduce yourself! Or subscribe to my mailing list for free giveaways, sales, and updates.