Rook and Shadow

A fairy gave her beauty. But can beauty save a kingdom?

Princess Salara of Salaria - so named by a fairy without much creativity - is her kingdom's greatest treasure. Blessed to be exquisitely beautiful, she spends her days having her portrait painted, sitting in good lighting to inspire the court poets, and singing in operas of her mother's invention.

When fate gives Salara a chance to escape her royal duties, she doesn't look back. On the run from her own soldiers and set adrift in a world she doesn't know how to navigate, Salara finds that life is shockingly different outside the palace walls - and her friends and family have been keeping more from her than she ever dreamed. She'll have to learn fast if she wants to keep her freedom and save her kingdom.

And she'll need help from the kingdom's most notorious thief: The Shadow.

"Rook and Shadow" is a sweet, stirring work with an engaging blend of dainty magical wonders and salt-of-the-earth pragmatism. It's a good read for young fans of fantasy-adventure or anyone in the mood for a soft, satisfying tale of love, daring-do, strange spells and even stranger poetry.

Buy this book and be swept away to a magical kingdom today!

- Mary Newport, NTown Magazine