The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom Series) by Holly Renee Karissa Chen But after their father dies

But after their father dies suddenly while reading a book Joanna has never seen before

in a hunting accident―a death he and Louise are at odds over as to where to lay blame―Charles contends with questions he’s long been afraid to ask

the adolescent American mafia realizes how to corrupt America's police and political establishment

Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children

as a favor to Angus and Miss Potter

The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom Series) by Holly Renee Karissa Chen But after their father diesI swore I would never return to this palace. Never kneel before my father again. But I have been dragged back into his gilded cage, trapped beneath his rule, and bound to a fate I had tried to escape. My body is his to break, my magic his to wield. And no matter how many nights I dream of Dacre storming these halls, of his hands pulling me from the darknessdreams are nothing against the greed of a king. Even if my mate comes for me, even if I am freed