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Author: Alex Lidell
Pub. Date: April 8, 2018
Publisher: Alex Lidell
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 312
To protect the throne,
seventeen-year-old spy Kali must play a male guardsman trainee by day and royal
lady by night.
Orphaned and trained on a spymaster’s remote estate, Kali is a scout who works alone in the shadows. But when a terror group threatens the Dansil throne, the king forces Kali to accept a mission at the palace or forfeit her sister’s life.
Suddenly thrust into the light, Kali must infiltrate high society as the royal Lady Lianna while penetrating the servant ranks as Kal, a male guardsman trainee. It doesn’t help that Trace, the harsh and enigmatic captain of the king’s guard, is soon assigned as both Lady Lianna’s palace escort and Kal’s commanding officer.
As Kali edges closer to the truth behind the violent group’s identity, she uncovers dangerous secrets that could bring her mission to a brutal end. A scout’s job is to observe and report, never to engage . . . but if it means saving her sister and kingdom, Kali may have no choice.
TRACING SHADOWS, by Amazon bestselling author Alex Lidell, is the first novel in the Scout series. Perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce, Leigh Bardugo, and Sarah J. Maas.
Excerpt:
“Don’t you look handsome?”
Leaf adjusts the collar of my new royal guard uniform and runs her fingers over
the trim marking me a trainee. Standing in the middle of Lady Lianna’s plush
suite a few hours after my meeting with the king, I look like a dressed-up
doll. At the far corner of the room, the lit fireplace crackles companionably.
It’s warmer in Delta than it was at the estate, and the small flame heats the
two-room suite easily, while the baskets of tulips that the servants brought in
fill the air with a delicate perfume. “Kal is all grown up and off to training
at the keep.”
I step back and scowl. “You
think this is funny?”
“You living and training
with a herd of boys? Not at all.” Leaf’s round hazel eyes strain with the
effort of holding back laughter. After the strict distance the scouts kept at
the estate, the close living quarters of the keep will take a bit of getting
used to. Leaf pulls on her lip thoughtfully. “Do you think they walk about the
barracks naked? More to the point, can you be trusted to live amongst real
humans without going feral and biting someone?”
I check the straps on my
throwing knives and pull my jacket sleeve over them. “Not worried about it.
Just focus on keeping up Lady Lianna’s facade while I’m gone. She’s a sickly,
frail girl who must rest in her rooms, but for the occasional foray into society.”
“And she studies botany,”
Leaf adds.
My head snaps to her. “She
what?”
“Studies botany,” Leaf says
nonchalantly as she stuffs some fruit into Kal’s sack. “That’s why I am having
a few things I can repurpose for my research brought to the room. I’ll instruct
you on what Lianna finds.”
“Would this be the
end-the-Drought research, the soil-fertility research, the
Kali-magic-connection research, or the general furthering of study in the arena
of living stones?” I ask innocently.
Leaf frowns. “All of the above.
But they’re not nearly as distinct as you make it sound.”
“Fine. Just make sure there
are no wasps taking up residence in Lianna’s plants.” I wave my hand and
holster my sword at my waist. I prefer distance weapons, but guards all carry
swords. Leaf’s mouth twitches. “Stars, Leaf, what is so amusing?”
“You. Going to a training
hall like a little untried boy. I’m imagining their faces when you knock the
lot of them on their rears.”
About
Alex:
Alex Lidell is the Amazon Breakout Novel Awards finalist author of THE
CADET OF TILDOR (Penguin, 2013). She is an avid horseback rider, a (bad) hockey
player, and an ice-cream addict. Born in Russia, Alex learned English in
elementary school, where a thoughtful librarian placed a copy of Tamora
Pierce’s ALANNA in Alex’s hands. In addition to becoming the first English book
Alex read for fun, ALANNA started Alex’s life long love for YA fantasy books.
Alex is represented by Leigh Feldman of Leigh Feldman Literary. She lives in
Washington, DC.
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