22 parts Ongoing **Book 1 in the Luminae Series**
One was raised with anything she could desire at her fingertips- Except the freedom to leave castle grounds.
The other had the freedom to go anywhere he chose- Except he must hide as a hunted fugitive of the crown.
When an attempt on her life by a rebel group fails, Maizie is thrust into training with the new mysterious guard captain by Queen Vita. As love blossoms in court, danger grows around the princess. The rebels aren't ready to give up yet, and Maizie finds herself torn between allowing the tyrant Queen's reign to continue, or turn to the would-be usurper out for her head.
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They're coming for me!
She flung out of bed at the thundering of soldiers coming down the halls. They had come in the middle of the night- she thought they would at least allow her to see the sunrise.
No, she trembled, I'm not ready for this! I'm not ready to-
"Princess!" She heard guards burst into her foyer, the only room between the entrance and her bed-chamber.
Maizie looked down at her petite body, garbed in a thin silk nightgown. Weak and without any ability to protect herself. She scoured the room, her eyes landing on the poker hanging beside the fireplace. If she made a running lunge, she might have enough time to grab it. But then she had no idea what to do with a weapon.
At least she would have one.
**Book 1 in the Luminae series**