{"product_id":"magelight-9781668072615","title":"Magelight","description":"\u003cb\u003eFleeing her sheltered life, a noblewoman must trust a warrior, a forester, and a thief to unlock her true power and face her destiny.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmbrace Your Power and Forge Your Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All her life, Aelys of Brionne had been weak. As the noble daughter of one of the empire's most powerful magic-wielding families, it should have been easy for her to live her dream of bonding with a warrior protector and joining the Imperial Battlemage Corps. But when her weakness robs her of her dreams, her best friend, and the man she loves, Aelys makes the only choice she can see: she takes her fate into her own hands and she runs, leaving her safe, protected world behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now she must find a way to work with three dangerous strangers--a warrior, a forester, and a thief--to escape the bandits stalking her, fight through the dangers of the untamed forest, and make her way back home, where her family and her destiny await. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only . . . her violent protectors might be the key to the power and freedom she's always craved. Can Aelys find the strength to choose her own destiny and become the sorceress she was born to be? Or lose herself on the path to power?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter retiring from the USAF and flying medical emergency helicopters, \u003cb\u003eKacey Ezell \u003c\/b\u003eis a full-time writer who specializes in sci-fi\/fantasy\/alt history\/horror fiction. Her first novel was a Dragon Award finalist in 2018, and her stories have been featured in Baen's \u003ci\u003eYear's Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e compilation in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, her story \"Family Over Blood\" won the 2018 \u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eear's Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e Reader's Choice Award. She writes for Baen and Chris Kennedy Publishing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254158688530,"sku":"9781668072615","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c2255d5-dbb7-4ce4-983c-5539e97e3a50.jpg?v=1746311812","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/magelight-9781668072615","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}