The Queen's Rising

When her seventeenth summer solstice arrives, Brienna desires two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron at the renowned Magnalia House in Valenia. Despite her training in the five passions - art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge - Brienna struggles to find her true calling and is ultimately left without a patron, facing an uncertain future.

Her life takes an unexpected turn when a disgraced lord, Cartier Évariste, offers her patronage. Brienna soon discovers that Cartier is entangled in a dangerous plot to overthrow the king of a rival land and restore the rightful queen, and her magic, to the throne. As war looms, Brienna finds herself drawn into a world of political intrigue and ancient magic, where her own inherited memories may hold the key to reclaiming a lost crown. She must choose a side without betraying the world she knows, as a queen is destined to rise and lead the battle to reclaim the throne.