Description

Lance and Quill is a Noblebright novella in an epic historical series for young adults. A weaving of multicultural experience and interracial clean romance, this riveting read with a thread of faith is for fans of medieval romantic adventure like The Healer's Blade by Kyrie Wang, and the sweet romance of Melanie Dickerson in the Dericott series.

One refuge. One love. One choice.

Alaina flees the wazir's court gardens to seek refuge with a prince of the sands. There she must put down her quill and her healer's bag to take up the staff of war. Foiled in her desire to rise as a renowned scribe in the court of the Caliph, Alaina, disguised as an apprentice healer to an exiled warrior, finds herself tending an ailing sheik of the tribe.

But the prince Faisal ben Salin pierces her deception, and soon has her scribing for him. Struggling to be worthy of his grandfather's seat as sheik, Prince Faisal has enemies that Alaina would gladly shield him from. But she must keep her identity hidden as she faces Faisal's rival. Falling in love with a prince she feels unworthy of, Alaina falls yet again to his rival's cunning schemes. For a traitor lurks in the Oasis of Oaths. When enemies converge, Alaina must rise and break the webs of deceit.

Will the girl who desired a scribe's cushion in the caliph's court find richer and stronger things than rosewater and immortal poetry in the desert sands?

· A fast-paced, lyrical coming of age story with a strong female lead

· Reader ages 13-18+

· G rated romance, PG-13 adventure violence like LOTR

· Includes Story Chat discussion questions for book clubs

This book is a novella in the Falcon Chronicle series:

Bk 1 Falcon Heart - First daughter. First enemy. First escape. Bk 2 Falcon Flight - One life. One land. One loyalty. Bk 2.5 Lance and Quill - One refuge. One love. One choice. Bk 3 Falcon Dagger - One disguise. One usurper. One defense.

Falcon Dagger *coming soon on D2D includes bonus reads:

Kingdom's Fall - Warrior. Seeker. Apprentice. Cieri's Daughter - First rival. First oath. First victory. Path of the Warrior - Exile. Traitor. Warrior.

Some themes and tropes in Lance and Quill: YA Clean Desert Sands Romance, Feisty Heroine, Action and Adventure, Martial Art, Lovers against the World, Multicultural Journey, Coming of Age, Prince of Arabia, Healer of Hearts, Faithful Sidekick, Noblebright Books