An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms #1)
Curtis Craddock
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Glimpses and kisses [?]
· 28 ratings · 409 pages · Published: 29 Aug 2017
Born with a physical disability, no magical talent, and a precocious intellect, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs has lived her life being underestimated by her family and her kingdom. The only person who appreciates her true self is Jean-Claude, the fatherly musketeer who had guarded her since birth.
All shall change, however, when an unlikely marriage proposal is offered, to the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war.
But the last two women betrothed to this prince were murdered, and a sorcerer-assassin is bent on making Isabelle the third. Isabelle and Jean-Claude plunge into a great maze of prophecy, intrigue, and betrayal, where everyone wears masks of glamour and lies. Step by dangerous step, Isabelle must unravel the lies of her enemies and discovers a truth more perilous than any deception.
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- mystery 3
- fantasy 3
- magic 3
- high fantasy 3
- steampunk 3
- paranormal 2
- arranged/forced marriage 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- war 2
- competent heroine 2
- independent heroine 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- gifted/super-heroine 2
- tortured heroine 2
- virgin heroine 2
- aristo/royal heroine 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- royal hero 2
- m-f romance 2
- found family 2
- political/court intrigue 2
- dystopian 1
- shapeshifters 1
- monsters 1
- young adult 1
- new adult 1
- forced proximity 1
- abduction 1
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- death / grief 2
- past child abuse 2
- past child neglect 2
- past abuse 1
- third party abuse 1
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- audiobook
- third person pov 2
- dual pov 1
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The 'The Risen Kingdoms' series
4.13 · 52 ratings
mystery · fantasy · independent heroine · steampunk · monsters · length-long · magic · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · audiobook · m-f · found-family · paranormal · competent heroine · political-intrigue · war · aristocratic heroine · past-abuse · tortured heroine · abduction
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