num_pages: 320
description: With tensions rising between the kingdoms of Westria and Austlind Molly and Tobias accompany King Alaric to Cortova where he hopes to form an alliance with King Gonzaloan alliance that would be sealed by Alarics marriage to Gonzalos daughter Elizabetta. But the devious Gonzalo has many surprises up his sleeve beginning with the revelation that Alaric is not the only suitor. As the days pass Alaric is trapped in a nightmarish bidding war in which the price keeps spiraling up and the terms become ever more outrageous yet he cant afford to walk away. Then comes the first attempt on Alarics life. Through it all Molly is powerless to help him for her magical Gift sends her nothing now but terrible forebodings and visions of an enormous cat who speaks in metaphors of chess. As for Princess Elizabetta who is as clever as she is beautifulis she really Mollys friend or just another player in her fathers crafty game? The thrilling story that began with the acclaimed novels The Silver Bowl and The Cup and the Crown comes to a spectacular and surprising conclusion in The Princess of Cortova
language: English
title: The Princess of Cortova
publisher: HarperCollins