"there is the perfect amount of drama, thrill and mystery to make it one of the best fantasy novels I have read. Five stars for a job well done!" - Rabia Tanveer, Readers' Favorite
"I applaud Chantel Seabrook for this great work of fiction. If you want a book to read this summer that will take you into a new world full of adventure and surprise, this is the one for you." - Kathryn Bennett, Readers' Favorite
"Chantel Seabrook creates a wonderfully believable medieval-like world where a virgin princess learns the price of becoming a queen. Twelve consorts pledge allegiance, and she can take them to her bed ... or not. She must bind the hearts of these men, to hold onto her land. The characters are deep, the plot intriguing, and the sights and sounds will take your breath away. The book should come with a warning. Impossible to put down!" Stella Marie Alden
Cara, a young headstrong woman raised in the backwater province of Crowthorne, finds her fate bound to a system she despises and a goddess she no longer believes in. When it becomes clear that the heir to the Elbian throne has found disfavor in the eyes of the goddess Annul, Cara is ordained by blood and required by law to take her cousin’s place as heir apparent.
One man from each of the twelve provinces are chosen by the royal council to pledge their lives and swords as champions and consorts of the future queen. From these men, Cara must choose the future king of Elbia. Before she is able to take her place on the throne, Cara and her Twelve must visit each province and perform a sacred ceremony, one that will make Cara question everything she thought was real.
Cara soon realizes that not all of the men who swore to protect her are what they seem, and there are those who would use her as a tool to gain power.