Crown of Shells: The Whitestone Trilogy Part 1 (The Marian Chronicles Book 4)

Trained to obey. Destined to rise. Twin sisters Alessia and Maria live in a pretty coastal village. Their father, the mayor, has raised one to rule and one to make a good marriage. An encounter with the local wise woman reveals the truth of the twins’ royal blood, and they want to embrace their birthright, but doing so puts them at odds with the plans their father has made for them. As the village council bickers and plots among itself, an army of brutal monsters advances on Whitestone, intent on pillage and murder. One sister has inherited a destructive magical power. But a terrible physical price is exacted on all those who wield the iron lightning, and the sisters may not survive the battle to claim their legacy. Crown of Shells is a fantasy adventure of sisters fighting for independence in a world of intrigue, magic and war. View Less