num_pages: 362
description: Welcome to the world of Forgotten Empires from award winning author Jeffe Kennedy that begins with The Orchid Throne.A PRISONER OF FATEAs Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe Euthalia will do anything to keep her people freeand her secrets safefrom the mad tyrant who rules the mainland. Guided by a magic ring of her fathers Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In her heart she knows that its up to her to save herself from her fate as the emperors bride. But in her dreams she sees a man one with the power to build a better worlda man whose spirit is as strong and whose passion is as fierce as her ownA PRINCE AMONG MENConr former Crown Prince of Oriel has built an army to overthrow the emperor. But he needs the fabled Abiding Ring to succeed. The ring that Euthalia holds so dear to her heart. When the two banished rulers meet face to face neither can deny the flames of rebellion that flicker in their eyesnor the fires of desire that draw them together. But in this broken world of shattered kingdoms can they ever really trust each other? Can their fiery alliance defeat the shadows of evil that threaten to engulf their hearts and souls?
language: English
title: The Orchid Throne
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks