Shield of Sparrows
When enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.
1. SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry
SYNOPSIS
The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.
Iβve spent my life kneeling to their will and to my fatherβs. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.
I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.
But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my fatherβs throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.
Now Iβm crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him?bound to a future I didnβt choose and a husband I barely know.
Everyone wants me to be something Iβm not a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.
But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if thereβs power in being underestimated? And what if for the first time I reached for it?
2. RITES OF THE STARLING by Devney Perry
SYNOPSIS
Calandraβs five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction. The crux migration is coming. And in the wake of a devastating attack, Iβve been separated from the man who owns my heart.
Iβm lost. Terrified. Homesick. Hunted by monsters, driven to exhaustion, and kidnapped by a powerful priest, the only thing keeping me going is the little girl counting on me to keep her safe. Itβs my turn to become the Guardian.
Our lives change one fateful night. A night of death. A night of monsters. A night of truths. That night, I learn the real meaning of fearβand the depth of my own strength.
Everyone wants me to be something Iβm notβa queen, a spy, a sacrifice. But what if I embrace my crown? What if the secrets I uncover save our realm? What if my sacrifice means salvation for the man I love?
For too long, Iβve feared the monsters we make. Itβs time to discover the monster within.