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The Star-Touched Queen
Maya is the cloistered and cherished daughter of a raja. She longs to live on her own terms. But a shocking chance to save her kingdom means ending her life.

She's rescued by Amar, a beautiful and mysterious young man, and taken to the night bazaar, a weird and fantastical marketplace of spirits and monsters. Amar brings her to his kingdom, which is majestic, empty, and filled with whispers.

When Maya learns the truth about her husband, and a friend from the past betrays her, Maya's world falls apart. There are echoes of the Greek tale Psyche and Eros as Maya sets out to find Amar again.

Told in the first person by the clever, fierce heroine, this tale is lush and lyrical, inhabited by mythological creatures and made unputdownable by a love story like a legend.