Soulbound: The Missing Heir of Mandralay
A heartless monster. An innocent girl. He holds her life in his paws, but she holds his soul in her hands.
Thirteen years after the regent of Mandralay killed her sister, the queen, in a violent rebellion, strange lights appear to a thirteen-year-old orphan named Tallie . The lights seem harmless, until the ancient nun who runs the orphanage discovers Tallie's new power late one night. The terrified woman evacuates the orphans, orders the building burned, then shoves Tallie into a lead-lined coffin and flees into the desert, hoping to escape a danger she refuses to name.
With no memories, no heart, or even a name, X is a monster. Fiercest of the Bestials, his predator’s instincts are controlled only by powerful spells binding his life to the will of the regent. When a flash of forbidden magic betrays the hiding place of the late queen’s missing daughter, the regent sees her chance to complete the coup she started years earlier. She dispatches X to kill the child—her niece and the true heir to the throne.
Following traces of the child’s magic, X tracks Tallie to her hiding place. He prepares to kill her, until Tallie surprises him with a sincere request for help.
Tallie’s innocence and trust awaken a small spark of humanity inside X, and he tries to help her. But he remains a monster, bound by instinct and unbreakable oaths. Helping Tallie triggers a ferocious battle, as X fights his primal nature for her life—and his only hope of redemption.
Meanwhile, Tallie grapples with the tragedy of her past and her identity as crown princess. As royal heir, Tallie finds access to immense power—enough to destroy her enemies, but possibly her own soul as well, turning her into a monster far worse than X.
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Print copies of The Missing of Heir of Mandralay are available below. Ebooks are available from Amazon.
Thirteen years after the regent of Mandralay killed her sister, the queen, in a violent rebellion, strange lights appear to a thirteen-year-old orphan named Tallie . The lights seem harmless, until the ancient nun who runs the orphanage discovers Tallie's new power late one night. The terrified woman evacuates the orphans, orders the building burned, then shoves Tallie into a lead-lined coffin and flees into the desert, hoping to escape a danger she refuses to name.
With no memories, no heart, or even a name, X is a monster. Fiercest of the Bestials, his predator’s instincts are controlled only by powerful spells binding his life to the will of the regent. When a flash of forbidden magic betrays the hiding place of the late queen’s missing daughter, the regent sees her chance to complete the coup she started years earlier. She dispatches X to kill the child—her niece and the true heir to the throne.
Following traces of the child’s magic, X tracks Tallie to her hiding place. He prepares to kill her, until Tallie surprises him with a sincere request for help.
Tallie’s innocence and trust awaken a small spark of humanity inside X, and he tries to help her. But he remains a monster, bound by instinct and unbreakable oaths. Helping Tallie triggers a ferocious battle, as X fights his primal nature for her life—and his only hope of redemption.
Meanwhile, Tallie grapples with the tragedy of her past and her identity as crown princess. As royal heir, Tallie finds access to immense power—enough to destroy her enemies, but possibly her own soul as well, turning her into a monster far worse than X.
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Print copies of The Missing of Heir of Mandralay are available below. Ebooks are available from Amazon.