Genre:
Fantasy
Themes:
Coming of Age
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Disguised as a Man
First Love
Magic
Rich Girl / Poor Girl
Self-Discovery
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Shamam / Healer
Soldier / Warrior
Swordsperson / Archer
Geographic Location:
Fantasy or Fictional Setting
Setting:
Castle / Palace
Island
Kingdom / Realm
Sacred Space / Place of Worship
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Androgynous
Tomboy
Trigger/Content Warning:
As with the first book in the series, there are descriptions of fight training, some violence, and several deaths, but none of it is gratuitous.
A Talent Ignited
The Valmoran Series, Book 2
By Suzanne Lenoir
You can't hide from your destiny
Evelyne, a disowned noblewoman, and Annika, a peasant girl with unusual powers, made the choice to be together in a kingdom where men make the rules. Now the Temple elders want Annika for murder and mercenaries want Evelyne for theft. But when Evelyne is abducted and Annika believes she has been abandoned, they must risk everything to find each other again.
Annika discovers the Temple has imprisoned children with abilities like hers, and she alone stands between them and death. She’s forced to face her fear of her own powers and soon learns to use them with the help of Zuri, a former slave who is also gifted with magic. Evelyne, no longer entitled to the favors and respect bestowed on the nobility, must convince her beautiful captor to help her return to Annika.
Doubt and questions plague them both, but one thing is for certain. The Temple has a long memory, and a familiar foe is coming for them.
