The Sunchosen Chronicles Ballad of Whispers

Iris Virlana lives by two rules: Never let anyone know who you are. And never, ever, get yourself into a life debt. The golden sun inked beneath the base of her neck is the reason for both.In Altaerra, it meant life as a Sunchosen, one of the twenty children branded by the Goddesses at birth to sit on the council ruling Altaerra. For Iris, it meant a fate confined in a glittering cage, forged and warped by power.Considered a traitor to the Divine after escaping the Bronze Palace as a child, Iris knows maintaining her new life as an apothecary apprentice to the woman who saved her relies on remaining hidden. But when a life debt forces her to work with an icy prince to uncover answers about a plague ravaging both realms-Iris must navigate maintaining the ruse of who she is, desperately searching for a cure, and a kingdom rife with political scheming.As the death toll rises, precarious matters of the heart become entangled, and carefully kept secrets begin to unravel...Will she ever truly escape the power-hungry brutality of the life she fled?Ballad of Whispers is a debut romantic fantasy novel and the first installment in The Sunchosen Chronicles: a new series full of whimsical world building, intricate magic, deadly secrets, profound journeys of self-discovery, and epic relationships.This deluxe hardcover edition of Ballad of Whispers contains an alternate color scheme dust jacket, beautiful hardcover art underneath, and the same gripping, whimsical story.