Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer

In the eagerly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Defy
The Night author Brigid Kemmerer continues her electrifying series with
more royal intrigue, more sizzling romance, and shocking twists that will
leave readers breathless.
What will they sacrifice to save their kingdom?
Their honor?
Their love?
Their lives?
Tessa Cade has gone from masked outlaw to palace advisor, but even with
her newfound power, she can't stop the sickness still raging. And the
kingdom's supply of Moonflower elixir dwindles all the while. Prince Corrick is
trying to find a new way to lead, but it isn't easy to repair the rift between the
royals and the people - or the one growing between himself and Tessa.
When an emissary from a neighboring kingdom arrives with an intriguing offer,
Tessa and Corrick set out on an uncertain journey to find a new source of the
lifesaving elixir. But with tensions brewing on deck and the sea swirling below,
Tessa and Corrick must decide who they can trust - including each other. But
they're shocked to discover that a craven betrayal may be much closer than
they think . . .
Brigid Kemmerer has woven her compelling heroine into a kinetic tale of the
tension between duty, love and (...)

Brigid Kemmerer is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Defy the
Night and Forging Silver into Stars and the New York Times bestselling
Cursebreaker series, which includes A Curse So Dark and Lonely, A Heart So
Fierce and Broken, and AVow So Bold and Deadly, and Forging Silver into
Stars . She has also written the contemporary young adult romances Call It
What You Want, More Than We Can Tell, and Letters to the Lost, as well as
paranormal young adult stories, including the Elemental series and Thicker
Than Water . A full-time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her
family.

Bloomsbury
On Sale: Sep 26/23
5.51 x 8.25 • 448 pages
9781547613229 • $16.99 • pb
YA Fic / Fantasy / General • Ages 13 years and up
Series: Defy the Night