Book Description

Anella is the black sheep of the royal family. Determined to find a way in her world, she works her frustration off in secret by trying to figure out how those tournament competitors made their use of the sword look so effortless and beautiful. Then an uncle she knew nothing about returned to exact revenge for some crime lost between him had his brother. Forced to pass as a boy, using armor as her disguise, she had to run. With a skill she'd accepted would never venture beyond the nighttime exercises, she was determined to place well enough to win a personal meeting with her uncle. But that wasn't the only reason she needed to travel around the country. Under the guise of a tournament competitor, she could meet with all the families married into hers and assemble the army she might need to take back the throne of her father.