The Promised Queen

A vibrant magical world, woven throughout with Johnson's trademark wit, snark and spice Ruth Frances Long No good deed goes unpunished When thief Ember Hart saves a maiden from a murderous secret society, she finds herself sacrificed in the girls place. Anointed the Promised One, Embers prophesised arrival sets her on the path to an unholy union with the kingdoms beastly prince, but she has no intention of being a sacrificial lamb at least, not again so when Rhaell, the gruff captain of the guards, proposes an alliance to restore the kingdoms lost magic and then use it to send Ember home, she readily agrees. But gathering the scattered pieces of the Heart of Yskar they need isnt going to be easy, and with her awareness of Rhaell growing with every barb and bated breath, Ember will need a bit of her own unique magic to escape this world unscathed