Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry (Hardback)

The five kingdoms have lived under the will of the gods for generations, paying for their mistakes through monsters released as a warning. As a princess, her life has been shaped by obedience. She has followed every order, accepted every decision, and carried the weight of duty without question. She was never expected to lead or to stand on the front lines. Her path was meant to be simple: honour the crown and fulfil her role.

Everything changes when she enters the throne room on a day that alters her future. A famed monster hunter arrives, stories of his skill echoing across the lands. With him comes a prince whose actions shatter the life she knew. An ancient treaty is revived, and she becomes the one chosen to uphold it with her own blood, binding her to a fate she never sought.

Dragged into a journey across dangerous lands alongside a warrior who resents her, she must face challenges she was never trained to meet. Expectations press in from every side. To some, she is a future queen. To others, a tool. To others still, a sacrifice.

But as she moves through a world ready to mould her into something she isn’t, a question begins to rise. What if she could choose her own path? What if there is strength in being overlooked? And what if, for the first time in her life, she steps toward the power waiting within her?