Isabelle races to stay out of the Wolf's clutches and find the father she's never known, thrusting her into a world of thieves and mercenaries, roguish young outlaws, new enemies with old grudges, and a king who wants her entire family dead. Who also happens to be Isabelle's father. To keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the only person who can save them now: the infamous outlaw Robin Hood.
But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, the ruthless right hand of the corrupt King John. Let it rise to meet the call.Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. Jenny lives in Denver, CO.You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. When she is not writing, she’s gathering story ideas from her daily adventures with her two rapscallions and honing her ninja skills as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Jenny Elder Moke is a young adult author of Hood and the Samantha Knox series. Together, these three powerful women fight to take their place as the rightful heirs to the kingdom. Aralyn uses wisdom, Vee physical prowess, and Queen Ellarose who is ruling the kingdom, uses benevolence. To win each element of the dagger, the girls must prove themselves by using their strengths to conquer their greatest fear. With inside information from her fairy godmother, Aralyn teams up with lady knight Vee to go questing for the shattered pieces of the blade that have been scattered to the furthest reached of Novador. According to a prophecy, restoring an ancient magical artifact-the Protector’s Blade-is the only thing that can pull the kingdom back from the brink of destruction. The kingdom of Novador has had a streak of misfortunes, with drought, famine, and disease plaguing the lands. But for Aralyn, the princesses stepsister, the story is only just beginning. The story has reached it’s happily ever after, the peasant girl has married her prince and become queen, all is well in the kingdom. Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince meets Jennifer Donnelly’s Stepsister in this epic YA fantasy about a kingdom on the brink of ruin, and one wicked stepsister’s journey from side character to heroine of her own quest.
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