Shattered Kingdom

Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Sworn to a goddess. One with her blade. A heart yet unbroken. It would have been only one more year of training. One year in the dust and wind of the Calma Desert. But Gandrett Brayton's fate storms in disguised as a beautiful stranger with a damning secret. As he forces her into the service of the lord who tore her from her mother's arms ten years ago to commit her to the Order of Vala, Gandrett is left with a choice: run, or work for the man she despises and earn the chance to see her family again. Trained with all the weapons she can wield with her hands, Gandrett must learn that at the courts of the shattered kingdom of Sives, her sword won't help her-- especially when it is her own heart on the line.

She saved her enemy. Now she must save the future of Sives. All Gandrett ever wanted was to go home. Now, that there is no home for her to return to, Gandrett must decide whether she still wants to be a Child of Vala - if the goddess has forsaken her. While Gandrett is still learning to control her magic, an old cult rises in Sives, estranging Gandrett further from her goddess and threatening the future of the kingdom. As if this isn't enough, temptation is not just in the thought of vengeance. It is also in the diamond-blue eyes of Nehelon Sterngrove. In this sequel to Shattered Kingdom, Gandrett steps back into the service of House Brenheran to protect the future of Sives.

Breaking the curse will break her heart Gandrett can no longer hope that she has a dying chance to save the Prince of Ulfray nor the friend the Dragon King has taken from her. But she won't give up-even if it means she has to travel to the forests of Ulfray first to help the Prince of Fae to wake his people. Gandrett leaves behind the ruins of the future of Sives and embarks on an adventure of her own-where she gets more than she bargained for. Venturing into Ulfray with brooding Nehelon is a challenge in itself, now that she has seen what lies beneath the harsh and cold shell he so very much likes to wear. But waking up the Fae is a whole different thing-especially when the path to lifting the curse is woven from secrets. Gandrett can only pray to Vala, the goddess she no longer serves, that she look over her friends and brother until she can get out of Ulfray. And she needs to act fast. Because in Neredyn, forces are brewing that will change the course of history. In this third installment in Angelina J. Steffort's Shattered Kingdom series, Gandrett must fight the yet biggest battle of her life-the battle of her heart.

With evil rising, every secret can change the course of history. The curse is broken. The Fae are free. And so is Gandrett-at least to walk away from the palace at Lei'Vreah, from the King of Fae who she supposedly is in love with, from the prince who almost died in her arms. Her friends are out there, needing her help. Mckenzie who is struggling at the Phornian court, and Addie, for who any help might come too late. And her brother- When Gandrett returns to Everrun in the hope of breaking free from the Order at last, she isn't prepared for the mission the Meister sends her on-or for what it will cost her. At least she has a new friend who is ready to fight and die at her side. If only it weren't for the Fae prince she left behind in Ulfray, and the promise he made, she would sleep better-and think better. But something is changing within Gandrett, and there is no denying that eventually, it may cost her everything.

Not one moment of rest for Gandrett. Not as she sets out to rescue the Fae male who was taken from her just as she admitted her own feelings for him. Now, it is up to her-to her fighter's mind, her determination, and to her growing magic that is expanding far beyond what she thought herself capable of. If she can hold on just a little longer, she could save them all-Addie, who is suffering in the Dragon King's claws, Mckenzie, who is fighting her own battles in the southernmost territory, the young Lords of Ackwood and Eedwood who are on their own, and her brother. Her brother, who might not need saving after all as he is on his way to Ulfray. But with a king on the Fae throne who is wrongfully inhabiting it, Drew might be just as safe there as anywhere else in Neredyn-which is nowhere. Because the lands are falling into darkness, and Gandrett must save her own heart before she can save anyone else.

Saving her king gave her one more thing to lose. While Gandrett and Nehelon are struggling to fit into their new role at the Fae court and secure alliances, Valyn is making his own dangerous alliances. Addie is left to face the aftermath of a battle that redefines her relationship with the Dragon King, while in the west Brax Brenheran is presented with unexpected support and a theory that could change the course of the war. In the meantime, Mckenzie is fighting for a way to free the Prince of Phornes of his obligations that would tumble three young royals into misery. To find military support she embarks on a journey which unearths more than just a potential ally. In this series: Other series by Angelina J. Steffort: The Quarter Mage Two Worlds Wings Series