The Moon-Crowned Heir
For twenty years, Mara Silang has lived quietly in a fishing village at the edge of the Amihan Isles. She heals the sick, gathers herbs for her adoptive father, and....
For twenty years, Mara Silang has lived quietly in a fishing village at the edge of the Amihan Isles. She heals the sick, gathers herbs for her adoptive father, and hides the silver crescent-shaped mark beneath her collarbone. Mara has never understood why the mark glows whenever the moon turns red. During the Festival of Lanterns, soldiers arrive searching for a woman carrying the forbidden mark of House Tala, the royal family supposedly destroyed during the War of Ashes. When Mara uses a mysterious power to save a child, she exposes the secret her family has protected her entire life. She is the final Moon-Crowned Heir. Hunted by the king, pursued by an ancient spirit, and betrayed by those she trusts, Mara must uncover the truth about her bloodline before the coming blood moon awakens a power capable of destroying all seven kingdoms. Her captor, Prince Cael Ardan, has orders to deliver her to the throne. But Cael possesses a secret of his own. If Mara dies, so does he.