Spellbound Empire

General Isla is going to save the world and make it her own. If she can just get Prince Zeus - her lifelong rival, and the most annoying man in the world - out of her way. Isla was raised by Candace, the most magical human in the world, to lead the Ice Empire's armies, but she's never known who her real parents are. When she's gifted an enchanted nutcracker from Candace, who found the toy with her as a baby, the mysteries of who Isla really is come to the surface.More pressing, however, is her attempt to wrangle control of Bearra - the kingdom she saved from destruction - against its circle of young leaders. Lire will be returning to end the war for good, and if Isla can't get the Bearrans in line, there's no way they can win. Through all this, Zeus's constant admissions of love blended with his attempts to topple her and Candace are confusing and distracting. But when Zeus and Isla realise they can be more powerful together, they hatch a plan for an alliance. That is, if their growing real feelings don't get in the way of their fake partnership. The truth of Isla's heritage may be the key to winning the war - or the key to losing everything.