WHAT IF YOU FOUND OUT YOU WEREN'T REALLY A PRINCESS AND YOUR PARENTS WEREN'T YOUR PARENTS? When Tika opens a letter from her recently deceased mother on her 16th birthday, she has no idea she will discover a confession which will change her life forever: "You were not born of me, but sent here by the Elves to keep you safe." From that moment on Tika is thrust into a world of danger and deception, not knowing who she can trust. She is forced to leave her life in the castle, packed up in stuffy wagon in the dead of night to head to the Elven city of Xanti, where she hopes to be safe from...

In this the third book in The Azetha Series, Tika faces her greatest challenge yet as she enters the kingdom of Soren to rescue her father from the Mercy Mines. But Mortan and his followers aren't the only ones Tika has to watch out for. She doesn't travel very far before falling into Prince Perdon's trap. She is forced to battle against phantom voices, hide from Sha'Vhen, and even battle her best friend Herra as she tries to escape Perdon's Elemental "collection" all while her father struggles to survive in the Mercy Mines. It's hard to rescue your father when you can't even rescue...

WHEN TIKA FOUND OUT KING MARIC AND QUEEN ISLEEN WEREN'T HER PARENTS, LIFE AS SHE KNEW IT CHANGED FOREVER. Accused of trying to kill the king, Tika became a fugitive, dodging Mortan's assassins and his evil Sha'andari. She journeyed to the deadly Swamp of Tears to obtain the Veil of Death. She was captured and collared by Prince Perdon and added to his Elemental "collection." And she was forced to battle her beloved sand tiger, Herra, in Sicor's Arena. In the thrilling conclusion of The Azetha Series, Tika must complete her journey to the Mercy Mines to rescue King Maric and honor her promise...