Magic & Sorcery Chronicles Trilogy — Marie Andreas

A clean, romantasy adventureA Touch of MagicIn the lovely land of Astarious, the Challenge marks all royals who would seek to rule the kingdom. Before their twenty-first birthday they must submit to the will of the oracles to be sent on an adventure.Most of the time, they return from their Challenge stronger, wiser, and far more experienced than when they left.Sometimes they come back broken in body or mind.Sometimes they don't come back at all.As the eldest of three royal sisters and the most powerful spell singer in generations, Princess Lizeth has her fortunate life all planned out: claim her place as heir to the throne, choose a perfect man of royal blood as is the law, and someday ascend as queen.All she must do is pass her Challenge—a lonely, dangerous test of her magic, her ambition, and her very spirit.But before she can prove herself, Lizeth and her two sisters find themselves caught up in intrigue, mayhem, and an alarming number of dead bodies. With the king and queen gone on a vital diplomatic mission, Lizeth is determined to protect her family and her palace.Until the oracles of the Challenge whisk her away unexpectedly.Except she isn't alone. In contradiction of everything she's been told, she finds herself in a strange land with her animal companion plus an annoyingly mysterious—and annoyingly handsome—woodsman. And the Challenge isn't only hers: the fate of her someday kingdom and more may be at stake.The trio must discover why they've been summoned so far from home if they ever want to find their way back, and Lizeth must risk everything she holds dear—including her magic—without falling for the man fighting at her side.Her future has never been so uncertain. And it's not just her future…A Slice of SorceryAs the second royal daughter, Nevaine already saw the results of one Challenge.However, unlike her older sister, Nevaine had no master life plan, nor a goal of ruling the land. She would much rather stay home and read—or work on her formidable knife skills. She wasn't even certain that she wanted to rule the kingdom.Portals and foul magic invade the kingdom. And when Nevaine is kidnapped to keep her from leaving on her Challenge, she realizes there is far more at stake than her right to be declared an heir to the kingdom.She finds herself in a distant land with her grigeen companion and, surprisingly, her semi-ex-boyfriend. He's not who she thought he was, and his lies could prove fatal for them all.A Dash of DevilrySo begins the Challenge that every royal in Astarious has had to complete to be declared an heir to the throne.It must be begun before their twenty-first birthday, and they can't be told of prior Challenges.Piallen has waited impatiently through her two older sisters' Challenges. Waiting for the day that she would not only face her own, but be able to hear their stories.Piallen prefers training with sword and bow out in the woods over anything that takes place indoors. Her excitement at her impending Challenge is based more on being able to prove her skills worthy than any real love of wanting to be declared heir.A shocking betrayal and attack from within the palace itself throws all of the careful preparations for her Challenge off and reveals unknown secrets about Piallen and the mysterious magic leak she's had since she was a child.Fighting off the attackers, she finds herself pulled into a strange land by a powerful and attractive sword-wielding mage—but it wasn't from the oracles.After a rousing sword fight, she, the mage, and her grigeen companion find themselves flung into another land. One where former allies turned enemies are mounting a massive attack.To destroy Astarious.