On her naming day Princess Lucero-Elisa was gifted with a gift granted only once each hundred years--the Godstone. The sapphire-like stone in her middle marks her destiny as a powerful force, yet Elisa is at the whim of first her family, then her husband and his court.
On her sixteenth birthday Elisa leaves her home with her new husband and discovers their relationship is to remain a secret. Only her nurse respects the young woman's intelligence and when she is kidnapped by rebel forces the wall protecting her husband and his court from desert sandstorms no longer protects Elisa from the reality of the war they face.
Among the rebels Elisa discovers her own ability and revels in the relationships she develops with these new and down-to-earth people. When a magical new power threatens their way of life, Princess Elisa is the only way for her rebel forces to survive--but she must first believe in the gift she has carried so long.
Elisa begins her journey as the girl her country has watched to see what she'd do, but was never far from expressing its disapproval. In her own words she was fat and knew too much about war, but as she learns her own value she becomes more of who she wanted to be. Her background role created the humility to understand power comes at the expense of others. Girls and young women will enjoy Elisa's transformation from unwanted princess to confident and authoritative warrior.
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