In author Stephanie Higgins’s previous novel, Prince Dominic of Talero fell in love with Princess Marina of Devlin. Evil sorcerers and other enemies threatened to keep the two lovers apart, but good prevailed in the end. Now, Higgins takes you back to the two kingdoms to show you how hard it is to fight for your happily ever after.
Marina, now queen of Talero, is ecstatic to be expecting her first child with Dominic. However, complications with her pregnancy could have tragic consequences for the entire kingdom.
While Marina struggles with her powerful magic and abnormal pregnancy, her twin brother has his own challenges awaiting him on the throne of Devlin. Benjy seeks to improve his own magical abilities but soon discovers that the sorcery of Devlin all leads back to his enemy Pelgaro and the many secrets he left behind.
As Benjy grows closer to his new magical tutor, he discovers that some in his court are hiding deadly secrets. The destinies of Marina and Benjy are still entwined, and Marina’s salvation may lie directly in Benjy’s hands. The two and their allies have fought many battles, but they will now have to face the enemies closest to home.
Stephanie Higgins has been writing since elementary school. In college, she became more serious about it, taking creative writing classes and crafting short stories. She left her English literature major behind to join her military husband in traveling the world. Higgins has held leadership positions in women’s ministry and in military spouse groups. She began the Favored series with no idea that the twins she featured in the first novel would soon become part of her own story. She writes in her spare time between serving as a chauffeur, chef, maid, and referee for her three awesome kids.
With a passion for providing clean young adult fiction, Stephanie is a longtime fan of fantasy fiction. Her writing is inspired by some of her favorite books by Mercedes Lackey, Tamora Pierce, and J.K. Rowling.
Stephanie has three published books- Favored, Foretold, and The Forgotten Land.