The Twelve Kingdoms: The Mark of the Tala

Jeffe Kennedy

May 2014 · The Twelve Kingdoms Book 1 · Kensington Books

About this ebook

An often-ignored middle sister gets attention from a dark stranger in this fantasy romance trilogy opener by the author of the Forgotten Empires series.

The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, heir to the kingdom. The youngest, the sweet beauty with her Prince Charming. No one says much about the middle princess, Andromeda. Andi, the other one.

Andi doesn’t mind being invisible. She enjoys the company of her horse more than court, and she has a way of blending into the shadows. Until the day she meets a strange man riding, who keeps company with wolves and ravens, who rules a land of shapeshifters and demons. A country she’d thought was no more than legend—until he claims her as its queen.

In a moment everything changes: Her father, the wise king, becomes a warlord, suspicious and strategic. Whispers call her dead mother a traitor and a witch. Andi doesn’t know if her own instincts can be trusted, as visions appear to her and her body begins to rebel.

For Andi, the time to learn her true nature has come . . .

Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones looking for more romance.

Praise for The Mark of Tala

“This magnificent fairy tale will captivate you from the beginning to end with a richly detailed fantasy world full of shapeshifters, magic and an exciting romance!” —RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars

“This promises to be a trilogy that will leave readers enthralled.” —Heroes & Heartbreakers

Ratings and reviews

It was difficult to put this book down, especially once Andi and Rayfe started to fall for each other. Wonderful love story, I hope we get to read more on this couple in future books. Would have liked to learn a bit more about the Tala as well.

Big disappointment, initially I thought the Twelve Kingdoms which the anime was adopted from became available as an Ebook. Because the author was turned off from how the anime production was going with the saga - she stopped releasing more novels. But this isn't it.

I enjoyed these books. They are not YA like I thought. I enjoyed the magic and the world the author created. Each of the books kept me interested and wanting to know what would happen. Start with this book 1 so you are fully tracking with the story.

About the author

Jeffe Kennedy is an award winning author. Her most recent works the fantasty series Twelve Kingdoms, the fantasy romance novels of A Covenant of Thorns, the contemporary BDSM novellas of the Facets of Passion, and an erotic contemporary serial novel, Master of the Opera. Readers can visit her website at: JeffeKennedy.com or every Sunday at the popular Word Whores blog.