By the Lockpick and the Lyre
(2026)(The third book in the Esholian Institute series)
A novel by Mariah Montoya
They refuse to be pawns in an ancient game… so they’ll just have to play against each other.
Rayna Drey has survived another year at the Esholian Institute, but the island is in far more danger than ever before. Not only is the Good Council rebuilding its army of monsters, but Coen himself has become the most dangerous weapon of all by accepting his oath to the queen from across the sea. Now, he is destined to destroy them all.
A destiny Rayna vows to change.
But amid increasingly deadly classes and tests, a new move from Dyonisia Reeve turns Rayna into an uncontrollable weapon herself. Now on opposing sides of a looming war, Rayna and Coen must form their own secret plan with their friends and the mysterious white tiger Jagaros. Because the only way to win a centuries-old game is to create a new one.
But if they lose, the entire island of Eshol will perish at their hands—as will they at each other’s.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rayna Drey has survived another year at the Esholian Institute, but the island is in far more danger than ever before. Not only is the Good Council rebuilding its army of monsters, but Coen himself has become the most dangerous weapon of all by accepting his oath to the queen from across the sea. Now, he is destined to destroy them all.
A destiny Rayna vows to change.
But amid increasingly deadly classes and tests, a new move from Dyonisia Reeve turns Rayna into an uncontrollable weapon herself. Now on opposing sides of a looming war, Rayna and Coen must form their own secret plan with their friends and the mysterious white tiger Jagaros. Because the only way to win a centuries-old game is to create a new one.
But if they lose, the entire island of Eshol will perish at their hands—as will they at each other’s.
Genre: Paranormal Romance