Theresa Dahlheim

The north grows colder, but the fires of war still threaten; in the heart of a girl raised in wealth and privilege, truth hides from the light. If Tabitha can keep her darkest secrets buried under beauty, poise, and power, if she can master the magic of her land, her people, and her own mind...

In the heartland of the west, earth magic is rising; in the blood of a boy descended from ancient kings, a sorcerer’s fire is igniting. As Graegor comes to know who he truly is and what destruction he can unleash, his self-control is tested by injustice, heresy, arrogance, love....

The King of Telgardia is dead - and his killers stand poised to strike at his first heir. At 18, Prince Breon Torchanes is already a Swordmaster-Knight and an experienced field commander. The House of Carhlaan and its allies are setting in motion a plot to capture the ancestral keep of the House...