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Name: Defend the Dawn
Author: Brigid Kemmerer

When Tessa Cade transitions from masked outlaw to palace advisor, she inherits a kingdom crippled by a spreading sickness and a shrinking supply of lifesaving Moonflower elixir. Prince Corrick, newly tasked with leading the realm, faces the challenge of mending the rift between the royals and the people while also managing a growing tension between himself and Tessa. An emissary from a neighboring kingdom proposes an intriguing but risky offer. Together, Tessa and Corrick embark on a perilous journey to locate a new source of the elixir, all while confronting mounting tensions aboard their vessel and the swirling sea below. Their mistrust of each other and those they meet forces them to decide who they can truly rely upon—only to uncover that betrayal may be closer at hand than expected.

First publish date: 2022

Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Fantasy

Authors: Brigid Kemmerer

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