The Scout and the Scoundrel
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Publisher Description
Zara del Amanecer’s purpose in life is to do her duty, whether as a noble or a scout. She never shirks her responsibilities, especially with missions as simple as this one: to reconnoiter the border with the Firellian Empire and report anything suspicious. Easily done, even with a new recruit conscripted from prison. Never mind that Veronique the thief ignites unfamiliar feelings in Zara, from furious loathing to overwhelming desire.
Roni can’t stop imagining how passionate Zara would be if she thought less about duty, or even if she cared more about survival. Because the Firellians have a new magical weapon no one suspected, and they’re not about to let anyone who’s seen it get out alive. In the sights of an empire planning invasion, Zara and Roni’s principles might not be the only things sacrificed.
Book 2 in the Sisters of Sarras Trilogy
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The second lesbian fantasy romance in Wright's The Sisters of Sarras trilogy (after The Noble and the Nightingale) takes to the military for a delightful character-centered story about trust and loyalty. Sarassian Commander Zara del Amanecer is socially awkward and ultra-rational. As punishment for a recent faux pas with a Colonel's daughter, her scouting squad is the first in an experiment in using prisoners as recruits, putting flirty, smart-mouthed thief Veronique "Roni" Bisset under Zara's command and setting the stage for their opposites-attract romance. But the Newgate crime syndicate still has Roni under their watch, sending their brutal enforcer Hacha to threaten her unless she steals the Vox Feram, a powerful magical artifact under Zara's control. But the Vox is no inanimate object: it's a telepathic bird made of knives. The dry-humored, insightful Vox is a full character and in some senses the novel's star, functioning as deadly weapon, tactical guide, emotional counselor, and matchmaker to Zara, and eventually Roni as well. The series-long war plot progresses with the anti-mage Firellians surprisingly using powerful magic to advance on Sarras, and the interpersonal dynamics of the del Amanecer household reappear just enough to connect to the last, and presumably next, installment. Series fans will not be disappointed.
