Diamond & Dawn

By: Lyra Selene

Narrated by: Imogen Sage

I reached for the bright hope I’d welded to my heart. All of this would be worth it in the end....

Mirage, triumphant in her coup of the Amber Empire, returns to the palais prepared to claim her place as empress. With the support of her friends and a tentative, blossoming romance with Sunder, Mirage is on the cusp of taking hold of everything she has ever wanted.

However, her place in the sun is not as sure as she expected, nor is it quite as bright as she imagined.

When the Empress Severine’s body was recovered from the battle, Mirage discovered she was not dead after all. Rather, Severine is in a coma, her every breath a threat to Mirage’s newfound power. Worse, a distant cousin, Gavin d’Ars, appears at court with the challenge of his blood claim.

As Mirage uncovers more about her family’s past, she proposes a series of ancient, gruelling trials to determine the most deserving heir. But in Mirage’s fight to defend her vision for the empire, she begins to splinter her alliances. Will the battle for control leave anyone untainted?

©2019 Lyra Selene Robinette (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'Selene's clear storytelling skill marks her as an author to watch.' (Booklist)