Secrets of a Broken Lineage

Gwendolyn, with the help of a handful of other orphans living on the streets of Temlen, fought to survive, until the day the city's sovereign found and adopted her. However, it was not the salvation she dreamed of. For years, Gwendolyn endures her adoptive mother and father's abuse. Despite finding a kindred spirit in the Sovereign's daughter, Sallanna, as well as befriending others within Temlen's castle, she is desperate to escape. Freedom from the streets has become a bondage in luxury. It is only when Maladin - Temlen's Counselor of Sorcery and Gwendolyn's most trusted friend - pulls her into his bold plot that a glimmer of freedom ignites hope. But to enact Maladin's plan, Gwendolyn must be ready to abandon her past, and take up a role she never imagined. AUTHOR'S NOTE - Secrets of a Broken Lineage was written to enrich and enhance the Ages of Esh?a universe. It is not required to follow the plot of the main series. This novel, however, connects and shares characters with it.