Ballad of Beasts and Brothers

Ilaria Shaye Kitarni is the sole heir to the Midorian Throne, but she will never be permitted to rule. On the eve of her wedding to her childhood best friend, she unwittingly thwarts an assassination attempt, and is kidnapped by the Tronovians, the sworn enemy of the Midorians.

After making a deal with the King of Tronovia, Shaye attends the School of Magic to master her power and learn more hand-to-hand combat. With unlimited access to Calmara, the biggest library in the known world, she seeks answers to all of her burning questions. Why does she have magic reserved only for the Celestials? Is she the true Heir to the Midorian Throne? Is Bastian, her childhood friend and fiancé, the monster everyone believes him to be?

With Bastian and his Soul Eaters on the run, Shaye and her friends are on limited time to bring the other kingdoms together before a full-scale war breaks out. But it seems gathering the other rulers won't be as easy as she thought. Returning to Tronovia, Shaye, and her Basilius kin take a...