Heirs of Isla
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S.G. Prince's new standalone is a breathtaking fantasy about sacrifice, self-discovery, and a girl tasked with saving the very man she aimed to kill.
Selene is the youngest daughter in a gifted line of healers, born to serve as the king's royal physician. Yet when Selene's mother Persaphe embroils her in a plot to kill the king, Selene finds herself poisoning the very man she is sworn to protect.
Things seem bleak, but there is another problem—the poison doesn’t work, and the king doesn’t die. Rather, he awakes from his coma paralyzed, aware of the attempt on his life, and furious.
With the palace in a state of upheaval and everyone hunting the king's poisoner, Persaphe flees, leaving Selene the task of rehabilitating the man she aimed to kill, all while hiding her true role in his demise. What follows is a journey spanning years and continents, as a king and his servant develop into unlikely friends…and more. Yet the closer Selene grows to the king, the more her secret weighs on her, as does her growing fear that Persaphe—having failed to kill him once—might return to try again.
Author's Note: To Poison a King is an adult standalone fantasy romance featuring a brooding hero and a gifted yet self-conscious healer. The story is written for readers who want to know a character from the inside out, who are in it for the build, who like to watch a transformation take place over time, because that's how you really feel it. I wrote this book from the heart, as true as I could make it. I think it changed me to write it. I hope it changes you, too. - S.G.
Nimara should have known better. That's what they say.
But what else was she supposed to do when a deadly plague descended upon her kingdom? What was she supposed to do, when her father started to cough? Nimara knows how to create a cure—magical healing is her birthright. All she needs is a petal from the near-extinct istilla plant, which grows to the south….in enemy territory. But Nimara is confident. She will cross the border under the cover of night, harvest what she needs, and return home before anyone's the wiser.
What Nimara doesn't expect is to be captured the moment she steps foot in foreign lands. She doesn't expect the impossible task her enemy sets for her. She certainly doesn't anticipate finding an ally in Kuruk, a man with so many secrets he's practically drowning in them. Imprisoned and far from home, Nimara's time is running short, yet the more she learns about these foreigners and their own troubles, the more she comes to realize not just one, but two kingdoms may hang in the balance.
To Save a Kingdom is the second novel in The Heirs of Isla series. The books are standalones and can be read in any order.