Marina Simcoe
Somber Prince
I am his treasure.
When I was twelve, my cousin disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Thirteen years later, the shadows from another world cross into ours once again, and this time they snatch me, along with my sister and my friend.
Night reigns in the black desert of Alveari Kingdom. Its people are unable to experience happiness on their own, and I am to become the Joy Vessel for their Crown Prince, even as I don’t feel particularly joyful about such a future.
As I spend more time with Prince Rha, I begin to understand how humans brighten the gloomy existence of his people and how much I mean to him. I am his treasure, his most prized possession, and a prisoner in his oasis palace.
When I get a chance to escape my somber prince, we both are put to the test.
Can I leave him, knowing that if I don’t, the people I love will remain trapped here forever?
Can he set me free if it means he’d never see me again?
Joy Guardian
I am his joy.
The shadow fae snatched me from my world to serve as a Joy Vessel in the court of their queen. But all my joy has long been stolen by the man I once loved. My husband didn’t kill me, but he destroyed so many pieces of me that it feels like there’s nothing left, like I’m dead inside.
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A sad, somber Joy Vessel is useless, yet the fae of the queen’s court believe a Joy Guardian can “fix” me.
What they don’t know is that Kurai is hiding a dangerous secret, one that, if revealed, would lead to his execution. To him, I’m a threat and my kind has no place in the Alveari Kingdom. His mission is to rid his world of us, even if it means killing us all.
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He was raised to see me as his sin, but does he have the wisdom to recognize me as his blessing?
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