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Alythia Shatter, the daughter of the kingdom of Elora's most notorious criminals, must conceal both her identity and her newly discovered illegal magic when she's selected to compete for the hand of the crown prince. When her fellow competitors start turning up dead and Aly's own life is in danger, she must learn to control her magic and forge her own destiny as she wields an immense power that could save her kingdom, or destroy it.
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