PITCH
Caught between two worlds, tethered to both, fully fitting in neither. Blakely has no plans for being a hero and zero interest. She just started dating the best friend she’s loved her whole life, and she’s ignoring the magic sparks she can make that no one knows about. Then she learns that an ancestral necklace with extraordinary magic links her to Noríah, a hidden land she escaped as a child. She was always meant to save her home from a cruel dictator—if only she can overcome crippling self-doubt to access unique powers that amplify those of the resistance she’s supposed to lead. With the constant threat of battle, a traitor lurking within, her own fear of failure, and her dream relationship tumbling out of her control, Noríah will test just how far Blakely will go—and how much she will give up to save it.
THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN by Ella Hadley
New Adult Romantic Contemporary Fantasy
ART
1 man in a blue uniform
1 woman in half a uniform and half a hoodie and jeans
1 man in a shirt and jeans
COMPS
Shadow and Bone
Outlander
This Woven Kingdom
Legendborn
SNIPPET
Arali keeps explaining. It doesn’t help. In fact, I feel my stomach heave again. “You are the heir to the throne’s protectors. The Danár. Leader of our forces. With the Lusáni Pendant, you wield a unique power called the trunála that helps us win battles.”
I turn back around to face her. “I’m not interested in what you’re selling,” I say. “I don’t approve of the wars in my own world, so why would I want to help fight yours?”
Arali’s face is dead serious, and her eyebrows lift. “Because this is your world, Blakely,” she says.
Everybody watches me, waiting for my decision. My arms are crossed so tightly that they hurt. I look at Cameron, who stares back with a mixture of worry and fear on his face. I wish he could help me make this decision, but it’s mine, and mine alone.
Could this be the answer I’ve been searching for my whole life? I’ve always wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives—stand up to bullying and oppression and be powerful when I have always felt powerless—but not this way. This terrifies me. Everything is so perfect at home right now. What happens if I choose this path? What lays further down it?
Can I really say no to it?
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THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN
In order to save the hidden world she fled as a child, a quirky ADHDer must learn to wield a magical necklace whose unusual powers hinge on her greatest weakness.
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