The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley6/29/2023 ![]() But instead of the throne reverting to Elodie, the Church claims divine right, and wields unchecked power. Sabine’s sadness is dangerously powerful, and Brianne slips into a slumber from which she will not wake. As the Church investigates Bri’s attack, Sabine and Elodie must work together to cure her before Elodie’s siblings learn the truth. But Sabine mistakenly sends Elodie away not with the sleeping potion she requests, but with a vial of her tears. Adding a single tear enhances any brew tenfold. To do so, she must debilitate the Third Daughter.ĭesperate, Elodie slips away to the midnight market to purchase a potion from Sabine, an apothecary who sells sadness. The only way for Elodie to protect Velle is to retake the throne. When the fabled child is finally born to Velle’s reigning queen, the only citizen who does not rejoice is Elodie, the queen’s eldest daughter, who has lost her claim to the crown. When thirteen-year-old Brianne takes the throne, and her vulnerability enables the Church thirsting for ultimate power. The prophecy states she will appear as the third daughter of a third daughter. Book 1 in a sweeping YA duology about legacy, betrayal, sisterhood, and politicizing emotion in the quest for power-all balanced by a slow-burn LGBTQ romance.įor centuries, the country of Velle has waited for their highest deity, the New Maiden, to return. ![]()
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