This is the second book in the Anti-Princess Saga by Jennifer A Marsh. This book has elements of humor, romance and morbidity which stand out in Jennifer's style of writing. It has a strong, sarcastic leading lady who just really wants to find her place in either of her worlds. If you love Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs or Katie MacAlister this book is for you Look for other books in the Anti-Princess Saga coming soon. Excerpt from back cover: With her life returned to normal-well, as normal as it was going to get-Quartessa and her three men enjoy some much deserved downtime in the human world. And with the happy prospect of her best friend's wedding she returns to Kortis for the blessed event. Unfortunately, nothing in Quartessa's life ever seems to go quite the way it should. A mysterious illness strikes the northern Aukum territory, and, due to her new reputation as "vanquisher of the Boru" she is asked by name to assist in restoring the Aukum King and Queen to their former health. The infection spreads quick, poisoning members of her own party before she can find a way to stop it. But when she begins gaining new powers rather fast, she learns that the Ring of Eccus' hold on her is not gone and that it is liable to make her either go mad or die from the power she continues to gain. A man from Quartessa's past returns, creating a rift in her love life that is far beyond her control, and she begins to question if she will ever find her place in either of her worlds or find the peace she so desperately desires. And when two strange men show up at her door looking for her father's new bride she is faced with the dilemma of either handing over Drina (and dealing with the King's wrath) or taking care of it herself. With this illness quickly spreading throughout all of Kortis, the ring's residual effects and these meddlesome men's constant returning visits, Quartessa has to find a way to balance the problems, ping-ponging between realms in her efforts. And when she finally understands what she must do to save her realm, she takes on the burden alone, knowing that it is only her who can put an end to her world's suffering. Not able to be in both worlds at the same time, and fearing for Kyle's safety, she is forced to rely on the help of old acquaintances from her human life that makes her question just how "normal" the human world actually is.

The Anti-Princess Saga is a paranormal fantasy blended with reality. This book has elements of humor, romance and morbidity which stand out in Jennifer's style of writing. It has a strong, sarcastic leading lady who just really wants to find her place in either of her worlds. If you love Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs or Katie MacAlister this book is for you Look for other books in "The Anti-Princess Saga" coming soon. Excerpt from the back cover: Normal is a relative term by any means, but for Quartessa it's a distant and unattainable dream. For she, by any standard, is anything but. Torn between her homeland and the world she thought she knew, she must face trials that would destroy any lesser being. With tensions in Kortis mounting, body counts on the rise, and powers beyond her control, she must face demons from not only her past, but those of others that threaten the very fabric of her reality. But thus is a day in the life of the anti-princess, so is the life of Quartessa.

This is the third book in the Anti-Princess Saga by Jennifer A Marsh. This book has elements of humor, romance and morbidity which stand out in Jennifer's style of writing. It has a strong, sarcastic leading lady who just really wants to find her place in either of her worlds. If you love Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs or Katie MacAlister this book is for you Look for other books in the Anti-Princess Saga coming soon. Excerpt from back cover: Demons. Can't be around them without wanting to maim them. Can't get them to leave you alone once they have sunken their jagged teeth into you. The wolves were just as bad, but in other ways. They overexerted themselves trying to protect you when you would rather they just back off. Or they just threatened you, sent their cronies to your house and threatened all you love until they got what they wanted. Neither side really seemed able or willing to back off, but this is only half of the story of our ill-fated Princess. The human world was far from what Quartessa had envisioned before the ugly paranormal underbelly had come into view and distorted her scope of the place she had thought normal. But James isn't the only demon she is forced to face this time around when her world transitions into her own private hell as her mother-in-law's past fully catches up with her. With enough to deal with in the world she thought she knew, tensions also begin rising in Kortis when a Zolera traitor is suspected of a royal death. As the body count begins to rise, Quartessa learns that no one is safe from whoever is trying to dismantle her father's land, but no one is safe from accusation either, least of all her. To rid her life of Drina's past debts, find the traitor amongst her kind, and keep her demons at bay, she tries her hardest to juggle the amounting tasks weighing down her mind and causing her to question even herself. In the end, she learns just what it means to do what's right, regardless the steep consequence doing so might entail. In an instant, her world is forever changed. Even in victory, there is often failure.

Royal Affliction is a paranormal fantasy blended with reality. This book has elements of humor, romance and morbidity which stand out in Jennifer's style of writing. It has a strong, sarcastic leading lady who just really wants to find her place in either of her worlds. If you love Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs or Katie MacAlister this book is for you Look for other books in "The Anti-Princess Saga" coming soon. Excerpt from back cover: The life of a Princess was something Quartessa would have never chosen for herself. Being handed everything and being doted upon for her bloodline rather than whom she was were neither of her life aspirations. Instead of staying in Kortis and celebrating her arranged marriage to a man she despised she chose to flee to the human world to live a modest life off a modest wage and merely blend in with the human population. To her father she was insubordinate. To her brother she was a deserter. To her sister-in-law she was undeserving of her title. To her mother she was simply misunderstood. Quartessa never cared much about what other's thought about her, but at least she was being judged based on her actions rather than what was written in her blood. Blood was far more important to her kind than it ever was to her. Her father would never approve of her new mixed-blood boyfriend on that concept alone. But as the laws of life have taught most of us, running from your problems is only a temporary solution. In the end the past usually ends up biting you in the ass. After a few years of a peaceful human life, Quartessa finds herself the pawn in a revenge plot on her kind, endangering her life and forcing her to regretfully return to Kortis to seek the help of her father. While she finds little useful information she is accompanied back to the human world by her newfound mixed-blooded love, Clifton, her best friend and very talented which, Violet, a Zolera warrior, Quino, the man she would have been forced to marry had she not left, Kafkus, and a mortal expiration date of 10 days. Along her journey she allies two humans and the Yaro Loach. But when Violet disappears, Quartessa questions the loyalty of her new friends. To gain her life back and rescue her best friend, she must face and kill her attacker, a task far above her abilities. Will she be able to save her friends, family and newfound love? A choice must be made.