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Trials and Temptations
A Fantasy Novel by Meredith Kasian
Book 1 of the The Elder Trials Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Fantasy Romance,
- Court Intrigue,
- Competition
This book is for you if you're into...
- High-stakes competitions where winning means bonding a dragon
- Princesses risking everything to escape unwanted royal marriages
- Romantic tension that complicates survival in deadly trials
The Trials may break her spirit. But temptation may break her heart.
Every three years, the Elder Trials demand the eldest child of each Stracian family compete in a gauntlet of eight challenges designed to prove skill, strength, and cunning. Survive them all for a chance to bond a dragon. Fail, and your fate will be sealed–by a life you didn’t choose or by death.
This year, Princess Eleanor is stepping into the arena. As the sole heir to the throne, her participation is reckless. But Eleanor has struck a bargain with her father: Win the Trials to escape the marriage she never wanted.
However, passing each Trial isn't as easy as she expected. Not only has Eleanor failed to wield a sword in six years, but despite her conviction to avoid romantic entanglements at all costs, two fellow nominees are threatening to unravel her focus…and her heart.
Temptation is a distraction she can’t afford—especially when whispers of war are simmering around the kingdom, threatening to burn everything Eleanor thought she knew to the ground.
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