Spyder's Web — Alison Naomi Holt

Strong independent women, betrayal, and adventure are all wrapped up in this exciting fantasy adventure. Verigo Liris Estia, former Estian princess, walks the halls in the palace of the most depraved queen in all of Ar'rothi. Her adopted country, Anacafria, searches for one of its most beloved and critical assets--stolen and spirited away without a trace. One whose absence, if discovered by the wrong people, will bring about a violent and bloody civil war. While King Leopold sends his Black Watch to search every kingdom, commonwealth, and archipelago, Liris and Daínon play a dangerous game of cat and mouse in the blood-soaked courts of Organdy's Queen Desdamea.