LORDS OF THE SCAFFOLD: Bride Of Destruction (LORDS OF SCAFFOLD #1)

Aveline Leyden is the discreet and unremarkable daughter of the treasurer in the magnificent kingdom of Aether, where the Kings of Magic rule over all the counties with the looming threat of their terrible powers. She is stunned when she is chosen to attend the Avenues, alongside the other aspiring mages. A bit flustered by the honor, she joins the group of princesses and counts, hoping not to embarrass herself too badly. Becoming a scholar, a seer, or a healer would already be an unimaginable honor... to even dream of being a Transforming Mage, like the kind Princess Mallia, is almost inconceivable.
And perhaps, just perhaps, she might win back the attention of the mysterious Reynard, the king’s nephew, with whom she once shared a fleeting moment she has never forgotten—and judging by his resentment, neither has he.
Aveline has no idea what path she is about to walk, nor how the daughter of a simple treasurer could one day become the Bride of Aether...