To Cast a Dark Shadow

Lady Penelope Whishaw's fifteenth birthday looms as a gilded cage. A prisoner of societal expectations, she faces a future dictated by birth, not by choice. Her idyllic childhood, a haven of love and laughter, is about to shatter as she's wed for power and alliances. Yet, as darkness creeps into the heart of the kingdom of Balen, Penelope finds herself at the precipice of destiny. Can a sheltered young woman become the shield against a long brewing catastrophe, or will her world crumble beneath the weight of those far more powerful than herself?