Princess Wars

Lila Marie Haran grew up knowing her destiny lay in one of two places. When her mother, the Queen of Adah died, she would either ascend to her mother's throne or she would end up in an unmarked grave on a barren hill known as the Cemetery of Would be Queens.

As the youngest of the queen's four daughters, Lila figures she has little chance of winning the battle for her mother's throne, a battle known in her homeland of Adah as the Princess Wars.

Her oldest sister, Bedonna, is as big and as strong and as skilled with a sword as any man. Plus, she has the support of the palace guard. Her second oldest sister, Salisha, is blond and beautiful and looks just like their mother, who was so popular, she earned the nickname Bella the Beloved. Her third sister, Iderra, is a great intellectual and has the support of the palace scholars.

Lila figures her best chance, her only chance, of winning the throne is to head west and gain the support of General Dacus and the Army of the West. She knows General Dacus doesn't like or trust Bedonna. He resents the fact that Bedonna wants to go down in history as a great conqueror, no matter how much blood she has to spill.

Lila reaches the Army of the West, only to discover that General Dacus is no longer in charge. Trager Selis, one of his commanders has taken control of the Army of the West and proclaimed himself King of the Western Hills. Turns out he's under the control of a powder witch.

To make matters worse, a man is there from the Far Lands, the lands that exist on the other side of the Desert of Shifting Sands. He wants to take a princess back with him, and as far as he's concerned, Lila is as good a choice as any.