betrothal

"In this . . . fantasy rooted in Urhobo and West African folklore, sixteen-year-old Naborhi longs for a life away from her small, traditional clan in Kokori. But as her rite of passage approaches and she is betrothed to an arrogant young man, Naborhi feels her dreams slipping away from her. Then Naborhi becomes bonded to a mysterious animal and begins having harrowing visions of a kidnapped boy. She soon meets Atai, the son of an Oracle from a rival queendom, and learns that she is being guided by the gods. She and Atai, along with Naborhi's eager-for-adventure cousin, Tamunor, set off across the continent to rescue the mysterious boy. But when they find him--and find out his true identity--Naborhi realizes there is more than just her freedom at stake: she must stop a war that has already been set in motion"--Provided by publisher.

Noblewoman Aurora el la Porta's one love in life is embroidery, but when she attends a lavish evening party and is, out of nowhere, hit in the face with a wedding ring, she suddenly finds herself engaged to one of the finest-looking if not-very-bright knights is the kingdom, Felix il la Clavis, who only threw his ring as a way to get rid of his many suitors. Seeing the engagement--which the two agree should only last for a short while since the knight was drunk when he threw the ring--as an opportunity to study embroidery, Aurora agrees to pretend to be engaged to Felix which, of course, brings with it many unforeseen problems.

"It's been hundreds of years since King Arthur's reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered Princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other. They're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run-up to their nuptials, and within twenty-four hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen's childhood diary and found confessions of her crush on the kingdom's only lady knight, Bridget Leclair. Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things heat up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her feet by her knight and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen's royal brother"--Provided by publisher.

"Two sisters, one as beautiful as the moon and the other monstrous, must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest goes wrong"--Provided by publisher.

"Two sisters, one as beautiful as the moon and the other monstrous, must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest goes wrong.".

"The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic"--OCLC.

"When fulfilling her duty as a shapeshifting guardian for her village means abandoning the young man she loves, the future she imagines with him, and her values, sixteen-year-old Adele must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her friends and neighbors safe"--OCLC.

The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.

The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic.

Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, learned about the light--Namsara--and dark--Iskari--forbidden legends through whispers, but when she becomes the fiercest, most feared dragon slayer in the land, she takes on the role of the next Iskari. However, with every slain dragon, she cannot escape her betrothal to the cruel commandant.