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Princess Dennaleia arrives in the kingdom of Mynaria for her arranged marriage to the prince, but she finds herself drawn to his wayward sister, Mare, her riding instructor. Denna also must navigate murderous plots afoot and the necessary suppression of her forbidden magic. Coulthurst alternates narration between the two strongly written female characters in this hopeful same-sex romance set in an intricate fantasy world.