Prince of Fortune - by Lisa Tirreno

About the Book

Shy Prince Edmund, gifted with rare magic and burdened by his nation's expectations, finds unexpected love with the Seer Lord Aubrey Ainsley, and together they must overcome war and dark sorcery to save their homeland.

Book Synopsis

Red, White & Royal Blue meets A Darker Shade of Magic in this swoony young adult romantasy debut that's an "entertaining blend of romance and action" (Kirkus Reviews) following a magical young prince and a noble seer who fall in love in the midst of war and intrigue.

Shy Prince Edmund will be a great king one day: it has been Seen again and again. With rare magic giving him dominion over the nation's plants and weather, Edmund feels a great deal of pressure to live up to the people of Saben's many expectations, including making a perfect diplomatic alliance through marriage. That is, until he meets Lord Aubrey Ainsley.

Charming, romantic, and politically insignificant, Aubrey is a Seer, but not even he could have predicted catching the eye of Edmund, the Prince of Fortune--nor that the anxious prince who talks to plants more than people could feel so right for him. Aubrey's dream-visions have been full of battle, not love, but to say that Prince Edmund has captured his fancy would be a grand understatement.

As the two become more and more intertwined, the nation of Saben falls under attack. War and dark sorcery loom on the horizon. To save their homeland, Edmund and Aubrey must resist the outside forces seeking to drive them apart and find the power within themselves to create a future for Saben--and each other--they never could have imagined.

Review Quotes

"Debut author Tirreno excels at crafting a bewitching backdrop of courtly intrigue and fictional international politics . . . Readers will root for Saben's victory alongside Aubrey and Edmund's sweetly unfolding romance." --Publishers Weekly

"In alternating third-person narratives, Tirreno's debut gives romance fans the chance to revel in the love of a happy couple, while adventure-seekers will particularly enjoy the second half of the story, after Aubrey joins the army . . . An entertaining blend of romance and action." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Lisa Tirreno writes fantasy and speculative fiction. A recovering journalist, she lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family and a soap opera of chickens. She has a degree in English literature and history and is good at stabbing herself with embroidery needles. Prince of Fortune is her debut novel.