All's fair in love and war...In the realm of Kaladwen, only the nobility have magical powers. Nobility must marry nobility to ensure magic doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Every five years, the nobles send their offspring of marriageable age to a castle on the remote island of Sonara for a moonsworth of courtship challenges and games. Events are held, matches are made, coupling and recoupling is encouraged, until a bonding ceremony at the end when pairings are fixed irrevocably and the pair gain each others' magical powers.But the island has been infiltrated. A beautiful assassin named Tirrida has been sent by her King to kill one of the young nobles. Tirrida has her own reasons for wanting her mission to succeed. She must remain steadfast and play the game with a cool head.But sometimes the heart has other ideas . . .Tropes:Forced proximityForbidden loveMagical powersPowerless meets Love Island in this thrilling new YA romantasy.
