![]() ![]() But though every girl longs to be chosen as the next princess, the cost of becoming royalty is higher than any of them could ever imagine. ![]() And discovering her own formidable strength may be the one move that costs her everything: the crown, Varenia and Zadie. Crown of Coral and Pearl Publishers Summary For generations, the princes of Ilara have married the most beautiful maidens from the ocean village of Varenia. Now Nor must negotiate the treacherous protocols and insidious deceptions of a dazzling court where lies reign and obsession rules. And through Ceren's half brother, Talin, she pursues an even darker mystery rooted in the failing royal bloodline, a murdered queen-and Ilara's sinister secret history. ![]() Ceren's plans would strip Varenia of its most precious resources-a decree Nor will risk anything to stop. And she soon finds Prince Ceren is as forbidding and cold as llara, a realm carved into a mountain and devoid of light. Just once, she longs to see Ilara's glittering towers and encounter its dashing prince…īut when Zadie is injured, Nor is chosen to replace her. ![]() Though free from her mother's strict constraints, Nor still feels trapped. As the most beautiful girl in Varenia, Zadie is destined to marry the prince of Ilara, heir to all the ocean realms. Impetuous and outspoken, seventeen-year-old Nor is used to living in her identical twin sister's shadow. ![]()
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