The Queen's Dagger

The Queen's Dagger
Author: Merilee Andelin Saunders
Publisher: Johnny Rook Pub
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780615983806

Princess Brielle is used as a pawn in a political marriage with a foreign king. An old magic surrounds Marinia and the royal family, and Brielle is thrust in the middle of a kingdom that will crumble if that power is lost. She is timid and subservient; however, she soon learns that the man she wed expects more from her. King Dravyn bequeaths to her an enchanted dagger and forces her to train with the blademaster. Unbeknownst to Brielle, King Dravyn trusts her with defending and preserving their kingdom. But in the process, she has to learn to trust him, while battling lies and malevolent forces that conspire against both of them and Marinia. The Queen's Dagger dares to begin where other stories end. Join Brielle as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime. Though she was compelled to marry, find out if she can choose to love King Dravyn, and save Marinia, amidst the complexities of her new life, new magic, and new perspective of her role in it all. Book #1 in the Marinian Series.

The Clockwork Dagger

The Clockwork Dagger
Author: Beth Cato
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062313851

Full of magic, mystery, and romance, an enchanting steampunk fantasy debut in the bestselling vein of Trudi Canavan and Gail Carriger. Orphaned as a child, Octavia Leander was doomed to grow up on the streets until Miss Percival saved her and taught her to become a medician. Gifted with incredible powers, the young healer is about to embark on her first mission, visiting suffering cities in the far reaches of the war-scarred realm. But the airship on which she is traveling is plagued by a series of strange and disturbing occurrences, including murder, and Octavia herself is threatened. Suddenly, she is caught up in a flurry of intrigue: the dashingly attractive steward may be one of the infamous Clockwork Daggers—the Queen’s spies and assassins—and her cabin-mate harbors disturbing secrets. But the danger is only beginning, for Octavia discovers that the deadly conspiracy aboard the airship may reach the crown itself.

The Dagger of Bahyel

The Dagger of Bahyel
Author: Sandra McPherson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-02-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481713434

When a priceless dagger is stolen soon after being presented to it's new owner, a young Elf named Gidley, the Queen of the Realm of Sharrock charges him with the task of recovering the dagger, no matter what obstacles he might face. Joined by his five closest friends, Gidley sets out on a dangerous mission to find the thieves and recover "The Dagger of Bahyel". Traveling through strange lands and encountering creatures he had yet to imagine, Gidley and his fellow travelers learn that you grow stronger and wiser with each new experience and trial, but more importantly, you can never have too many friends to help you along the way.

With Dagger and Song

With Dagger and Song
Author: Helen Scheuerer
Publisher: Alchemy Books
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2021-11-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780645221619

An empty crown. A perilous journey. Will she answer when darkness calls? Against all odds, Roh survived the harrowing Queen's Tournament, but now something far deadlier awaits her: a formidable quest for the three magic birthstones of Saddoriel. The gems have been scattered across the realms - and only when Roh retrieves them can she take her place as queen. But surrounded by hostile companions and tormented by the dangerous secret she carries, Roh begins to realise that the pursuit of power may prove more destructive than she ever imagined. Nothing can prepare her for the nightmares that fester in the shadows of Akoris, a fanatical cyren territory, or the twisted games of its cunning leader... Can Roh win the first birthstone without sacrificing everything she holds dear - and without losing herself? Packed with heart-pounding action and layers of intrigue, With Dagger and Song is the second epic instalment in Helen Scheuerer's Curse of the Cyren Queen quartet.

A Dagger for Catherine Douglas

A Dagger for Catherine Douglas
Author: Euan Macpherson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2021
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 166559456X

This novel is based on a true story of Catherine Douglas, the Lady-in-Waiting who found herself at the centre of a plot to assassinate James I, King of Scotland. The year is 1437, everything is going well for Catherine. She has been granted a prestigious position in the Scottish court and a prosperous marriage to a wealthy merchant has been arranged for her. Sean Campbell, a mercenary with reputation as an uncouth cut-throat, attends court. Catherine is immediately attracted to him. In the intrigues of courtly life, no one has any friends – there are only ambitious courtiers seeking advancement. But who has been promised advancement on the death of the king? Is Sean Campbell part of the king’s bodyguard or is he one of the assassins? It is not only the king’s life that is in danger. Catherine will learn that even the Ladies-in-Waiting may be sacrificed in this brutal attempt by an ambitious earl to seize the Scottish throne.

The Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit
Author: Deborah Chester
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2002-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101208090

The national bestselling author of The Sword, The Ring and The Chalice returns the royal court intrigue, the castle secrets, and the crown scandals of her acclaimed trilogy. The throne was her destiny, until Princess Pheresa lost her groom, Mandria’s heir, to the dark magic that consumed him. Now Pheresa’s fate is uncertain, even when the great King Verence names her Princess Royal, because the title comes with one condition: She must take Lervan, a man of acceptable birth and rank, as her husband. Reluctantly, she agrees. Then, without warning, the old king dies. And Pheresa succeeds to the throne. But all is not well. Many fear that Pheresa has been weakened by the evil magic. Her enemies are strong. Her husband plots against her. And her only ally is the last man she would ever choose—and the one man she should never love.

The Queen's Choice

The Queen's Choice
Author: Cayla Kluver
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1460325419

Magic was seeping out of me, black and agonizing. I could see it drifting away. The magic that would let me pass the Road to reach home again. When sixteen-year-old Anya learns that her aunt, Queen of the Faerie Kingdom of Chrior, will soon die, her grief is equaled only by her despair for the future of the kingdom. Her young cousin, Illumina, is unfit to rule, and Anya is determined not to take up the queen's mantle herself. Convinced that the only solution is to find Prince Zabriel, who long ago disappeared into the human realm of Warckum, and persuade him to take up his rightful crown, Anya journeys into the Warckum Territory to bring him home. But her journey is doomed to be more harrowing than she ever could have imagined….