“With poignant prose and intricate world building, Once a King casts its spell from the very first pages. Fly—don’t walk—to sweep up this soaring tale.”—Pintip Dunn, New York Times bestselling author
 
Aodren: A lonely, young king, searching for a way to dismantle his father’s dark legacy.
Lirra: A girl with the power to control the...

After saving King Aodren with her newfound Channeler powers, Britta only wants to live a peaceful life in her childhood home. Unfortunately, saving the King has created a tether between them she cannot sever, no matter how much she'd like to, and now he's insisting on making her a noble lady.

With King Aodren insisting on making her a noblewoman in exchange for saving him, Britta reluctantly agrees, but she soon is tasked with rescuing the kingdom once more from an enemy that has Channeler powers like herself.

Told in two voices, young King Aodren works with Lirra, a Channeler, to dismantle his father's dark legacy and end the divide between Channelers--women with a magical ability--and people without magic. For twenty years, Channelers have been persecuted in Malam by those without magic. Now King Aodren wants to end the bloody divide and unite his kingdom. Rumors of a deadly Channeler-made substance are only fueling people's fears. Lirra has every reason...