The Traitor Queen (The Bridge Kingdom Book 2)

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Her days are filled with efforts to reconcile the Dreamweavers and the priesthood, while her nights are filled with nightmares. She knew he was right, but still she said, “I love you.” Aren only walked toward the door. He paused with his hand on the latch, before turning to look at her. “I’m sorry.” Then he disappeared into the night.” When Trudi was younger, she naively thought that she would have written a book by the time she was twenty-five. That however didn’t happen, and so she took a leap of faith and quit her full time job before starting a freelance illustration and design business. That way she could spend more time writing.

Although Sonea is aware that all the other novices in the Magicians’ Guild come from powerful families, she knows that she can always run to Rothen and Dannyl for assistance. When the demands of the gods increase, Auraya has to make a choice between those she loves and those she has vowed to serve. All that however changes when someone starts spreading spiteful rumors about her, forcing the High Lord Akkarin to intervene.

The traitor queen.

Crete at the height of its brilliant civilization is the stage for an unparalleled story of mystery, deceit, and romance. The palace of Minos at Knossos seethes with an undercurrent of intrigue and hatred as the foreign Queen entertains her armed countrymen from Mycenae. Now an apprentice of Lord Dakon, Tessia is presented with a life of endless opportunities beyond her wildest imagination. Infuriated at the treatment of her family and friends, Sonea hurls a stone at the shield with all the fury she can muster.

Cery, an old friend of Sonea, not only has a powerful position among the Thieves but is also well connected in high and low places. A foreign stranger however comes along with a tempting offer that he knows he should decline.At the time that she was chosen to become a priestess, Auraya could never have imagined that she would be one of the White, the gods’ most powerful servants, just a decade later. Pleased by the news of Lorkin’s return, Sonea makes the final arrangements to meet with the Traitors on behalf of the Guild. But that joy is short-lived as she soon discovers that the Sachakan king has imprisoned her son. While living among the Sachakan rebels, Lorkin does his best to learn about their very nature and rare magic. But in his heart, he knew that even if he never saw her again for the rest of his life, it would never be over. When she finds out that Lorkin has mysteriously disappeared, Sonea is determined to find her son. Leaving the city she could however lead to her banishment while her old friend Cery needs her help now more than ever.

Although resolved to inflict vengeance on their enemies, the Pentadrians seek for alternative means aside from direct conflict.

Elsewhere, Mirar regains his place among his people while Emerahl joins the Thinkers in their search for the Scroll of the Gods. The brilliant writing style, the pure angst and heartache; lust and longing - wow!' 5***** READER REVIEW Welcoming Lorkin to the Traitors has however come at a cost to Dannyl, who has now lost the respect of the Sachakan elite. Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the Healer of the distant village of Mandryn. Although women are hardly ever accepted by the Guild of Healers, that doesn't deter the resolved Tessia.

Richly-woven, evocative, and absolutely impossible to put down - I was hooked from the first lines! Dark Shores has everything I look for in a fantasy novel: fresh, unique settings, a cast of complex and diverse characters, and an unflinching boldness with the nuanced world-building. I loved every word Sarah J. MaasBorn in Kew, Melbourne, she was raised in Ferntree Gully, a suburb not far from the Dandenong Ranges. The Characters: Beautiful and wayward Thalamika, handmaiden to the Queen of Crete and Priestess to the Goddess...Andrios, the boy who loves her, cousin of King Minos of Crete and instructor to his young son Sarpedon, Prince of Crete...Kretheus, ambassador from warlike Mycenae to the court of Minos, handsome, treacherous, bold... Still grappling with accepting the progressively vivid memories of the long-dead Mirar, the Dreamweaver, Leiard, seeks refuge in the mountains with Emerahl, the powerful and only surviving member of the Wilds. The magicians of Imardin come together every year to rid the city streets of beggars and miscreants.