Description
Forced to take control of the kingdom from her dying mother who was ravaged by a mysterious illness, Orabelle became the youngest Keeper to ever wield the power of an element as Queen of Lehar. Her father, a former element Keeper himself, is desperate to hold onto power and will use any means necessary to maintain his hold over Imbria and quell his eldest daughter’s growing strength. He betroths her to another Keeper, an ambitious and dangerous man whom he hopes will be able to control her and to restrain her volatile nature. Orabelle’s rebellion against the impending marriage leads to a shocking and brutal murder that changes Imbria forever and threatens to pull the four realms into chaos and war.
Torn between her quest for vengeance and her duty to her people and to her family, she turns to a banished islander for help. Together they face not only the looming possibility of war with the other realms, but also an ancient evil that has resurfaced to wreak havoc on the other kingdoms and whose existence seems to be intertwined with her own. Orabelle’s search for the truth takes her across Imbria and into the depths of darkness as she begins to learn that the answers to saving her future may lie in the past, and that betrayal extends beyond the boundaries of family and allies.
Will she be able to find the answers she needs to save her kingdom and herself or will the lies and treachery of the past destroy her hope for the future?