Scorn and Shadow
A thief in debt.
A kingdom in crisis.
Her arrest could change everything for both.

Talented thief and wind-spinner Emerald has been stealing heirlooms to pay her apprentice debt to the master thief. But a chance run-in with her childhood crush, now one Knight Captain Owyn Tramaine, leads to her arrest and the revelation that she is, in fact, Lady Keira Azfarran—the eldest daughter of the noble Azfarran line.
With her secret revealed and a new debt to pay to the Kingdom in penance for her crimes, Emerald must find a new way to achieve her dream of freedom. While serving as a royal maid, she is offered an opportunity to pay her debt faster by spying for the throne. But when Emerald discovers a plot against the Queen's life, the future of the Kingdom is suddenly at stake.
Battling her desire to run with her wish to be truly free, Emerald faces a bully from her past, confronts her conflicting emotions for Owyn, and endures the scorn of her family and the courts.
But if the Queen's life is taken, the Kingdom could descend into civil war, making these irritations the least of Emerald's problems. Emerald must discover who is plotting against the Queen and why before time for both her and the kingdom runs out.
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Scorn and Shadow
A thief in debt.
A kingdom in crisis.
Her arrest could change everything for both.

Talented thief and wind-spinner Emerald has been stealing heirlooms to pay her apprentice debt to the master thief. But a chance run-in with her childhood crush, now one Knight Captain Owyn Tramaine, leads to her arrest and the revelation that she is, in fact, Lady Keira Azfarran—the eldest daughter of the noble Azfarran line.
With her secret revealed and a new debt to pay to the Kingdom in penance for her crimes, Emerald must find a new way to achieve her dream of freedom. While serving as a royal maid, she is offered an opportunity to pay her debt faster by spying for the throne. But when Emerald discovers a plot against the Queen's life, the future of the Kingdom is suddenly at stake.
Battling her desire to run with her wish to be truly free, Emerald faces a bully from her past, confronts her conflicting emotions for Owyn, and endures the scorn of her family and the courts.
But if the Queen's life is taken, the Kingdom could descend into civil war, making these irritations the least of Emerald's problems. Emerald must discover who is plotting against the Queen and why before time for both her and the kingdom runs out.
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Scorn and Shadow

Scorn and Shadow

by J.M. Lasley
Scorn and Shadow

Scorn and Shadow

by J.M. Lasley

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A thief in debt.
A kingdom in crisis.
Her arrest could change everything for both.

Talented thief and wind-spinner Emerald has been stealing heirlooms to pay her apprentice debt to the master thief. But a chance run-in with her childhood crush, now one Knight Captain Owyn Tramaine, leads to her arrest and the revelation that she is, in fact, Lady Keira Azfarran—the eldest daughter of the noble Azfarran line.
With her secret revealed and a new debt to pay to the Kingdom in penance for her crimes, Emerald must find a new way to achieve her dream of freedom. While serving as a royal maid, she is offered an opportunity to pay her debt faster by spying for the throne. But when Emerald discovers a plot against the Queen's life, the future of the Kingdom is suddenly at stake.
Battling her desire to run with her wish to be truly free, Emerald faces a bully from her past, confronts her conflicting emotions for Owyn, and endures the scorn of her family and the courts.
But if the Queen's life is taken, the Kingdom could descend into civil war, making these irritations the least of Emerald's problems. Emerald must discover who is plotting against the Queen and why before time for both her and the kingdom runs out.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798855625639
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 10/24/2023
Series: The Water Stone Trilogy , #1
Pages: 522
Sales rank: 484,967
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

J.M. Lasley is a child of the mountains currently living in the swamp. She and her husband live with their fur child, Maverick, in Georgia. For now.
To escape reality, she writes New Adult Fantasy and Coming of Age Fantasy stories set in fantastic worlds with magic, swords, and dragons. They explore themes of belonging, identity, family, love, and the consequences of our choices.
Several of her short stories have been published in anthologies, like Grumpy Old Love Gods and Wishes of Illusion, and Writers Resist published her horror short story, “He Comes at Night.” The first chapter of her debut novel won first place in the Fiction Five contest hosted by Critique Match in 2020.
For more recent updates and contact information, please visit her website.
www.jmlasley.com
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