Cage of Deceit: Reign of Secrets, Book One (Reign of Secrets, #1)

by Jennifer Anne Davis

Sixteen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion--she's beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffocating cage, otherwise known as the royal court. But at night, Allyssa uses her secret persona--that of a vigilante--to hunt down criminals and help her people firsthand.

Unfortunately, her nightly escapades will have to wait because the citizens of Emperion may need saving from something much bigger than common criminals. War is encroaching on their kingdom and in order to protect her people, Allyssa may have to sacrifice her heart. Forced to entertain an alliance through marriage with a handsome prince from a neighboring kingdom, she finds herself feeling even more stifled than before. To make matters worse, the prince has stuck his nosy squire, Jarvik, to watch her every move.

Jarvik is infuriating, bossy and unfortunately, the only person she can turn to when she unveils a heinous plot. Together, the unlikely pair will have to work together to stop an enemy that everyone thought was long gone, one with the power to destroy her family and the people of Emperion. Now the cage Allyssa so longed to break free from might just be the one thing she has to fight to keep intact. In order to save her kingdom, she will have to sacrifice her freedom, her heart, and maybe even her life.

• ISBN10: 1634220986
• ISBN13: 9781634220989
• Publish Date: 25 August 2015
• Publish Status: Withdrawn
• Out of Print: 29 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Clean Teen Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 294
• Language: English

Reviews

There were a lot of things I loved about this book. Alyssa is a great character. She's strong and determined and loyal and caring. She's not invincible but she's not weak or waiting for anyone to rescue her. This wasn't anything particularly new - the twist is fairly easy to see coming but it is solidly written and engaging. The characters are likeable and the bond between Alyssa and her parents is sweet.

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Loved getting to know more about Rema spunky daughter Alyssa, once again Jennifer has knocked it out the park and brought us back together with her beloved characters from the True Reign series and is giving us some new ones to love. I love every book of Jennifer and she is on my auto buy list for all time.