Added by 22 members
The Lily and the Cross
(2017)(The second book in the Ring and the Crown series)
A novel by Melissa De La Cruz
The glamour and enchantment continues in the sequel to bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz’s The Ring and the Crown.
After a wild season of ballroom dances, magic, high treason, and wars abroad, Marie-Victoria Grace Eleanor Aquitane, Princess Dauphine of the Franco-British Empire, joins in matrimony with the Kronprinz of the Prussian Empire, Wolfgang Friedrich Joachim von Hohenzollern. “Wolf” for short. On the night of Wolf and Marie’s wedding, her mother, Queen Eleanor, dies suddenly and ends a centuries long reign.
Bound by blood magic, the Queen’s mage, Merlin, gives up his own mortal form. His passing leaves daughter, Aelwynn Myrddyn, as the most powerful magician and new Morgaine of the Realm.
Set to ascend the Lily Throne, Queen-Designate Marie needs all the help her magical confidant Aelwynn can provide, but malevolent forces seek to tear them apart. A spectral fog brings ships of war. Isabelle of Valois, Lady Orleans, fights for her own kingdom now stripped away. A mysterious first cousin twice removed, Henri de la Rouchefort, seeks the services of Ronan Astor a beautiful, American socialite and fine milliner, to make a new royal crown, but for whom?
The fate of the empire and even the world is as stake in this dazzling sequel.
About this Edition:
This book is an unedited first draft of the previously unpublished sequel to The Ring and the Crown. Proceeds from the sale of this title will benefit the YALLWEST book festival and its school outreach programming, bringing books and authors to underserved communities.
Praise for THE RING AND THE CROWN
“Preening royalty, a touch of magic and dramatic betrayal. What’s not to love?”
—Teen Vogue
“This character-driven novel has fabulous balls, glitzy gowns, and plenty of drama and plot twists, making it hard to put down.”
—School Library Journal
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
After a wild season of ballroom dances, magic, high treason, and wars abroad, Marie-Victoria Grace Eleanor Aquitane, Princess Dauphine of the Franco-British Empire, joins in matrimony with the Kronprinz of the Prussian Empire, Wolfgang Friedrich Joachim von Hohenzollern. “Wolf” for short. On the night of Wolf and Marie’s wedding, her mother, Queen Eleanor, dies suddenly and ends a centuries long reign.
Bound by blood magic, the Queen’s mage, Merlin, gives up his own mortal form. His passing leaves daughter, Aelwynn Myrddyn, as the most powerful magician and new Morgaine of the Realm.
Set to ascend the Lily Throne, Queen-Designate Marie needs all the help her magical confidant Aelwynn can provide, but malevolent forces seek to tear them apart. A spectral fog brings ships of war. Isabelle of Valois, Lady Orleans, fights for her own kingdom now stripped away. A mysterious first cousin twice removed, Henri de la Rouchefort, seeks the services of Ronan Astor a beautiful, American socialite and fine milliner, to make a new royal crown, but for whom?
The fate of the empire and even the world is as stake in this dazzling sequel.
About this Edition:
This book is an unedited first draft of the previously unpublished sequel to The Ring and the Crown. Proceeds from the sale of this title will benefit the YALLWEST book festival and its school outreach programming, bringing books and authors to underserved communities.
Praise for THE RING AND THE CROWN
“Preening royalty, a touch of magic and dramatic betrayal. What’s not to love?”
—Teen Vogue
“This character-driven novel has fabulous balls, glitzy gowns, and plenty of drama and plot twists, making it hard to put down.”
—School Library Journal
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Visitors also looked at these books
Used availability for Melissa De La Cruz's The Lily and the Cross