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The Bloodpiper

Blurb:

Born into a military family, Maisara has spent her life being treated as a monster. The crimson, branch-like mark spreading across her neck is enough to make her an outcast in her own home, where the abuse of her parents and six siblings leaves her with nowhere to turn. Married off to a corrupt, drunken Marquis's son in a bargain for wealth and influence, Maisara finds herself trapped in a new nightmare. Until one night, she snaps. Her husband's brutal murder awakens the dormant power of a Bloodpiper unknown to her. Now a fugitive in a kingdom that hunts those who wield such power, Maisara must escape before her secret condemns her to a fate worse than death. But hiding is not enough. Determined to learn how to defend herself, she disguises herself as a cook among the kingdom's soldiers, dangerously close to the very man hunting her. The Second Prince, the King's appointed Minister of Justice, has never lost a case. Cold, calculating, and fiercely devoted to the law, he is determined to bring his kingdom's latest murderer to justice. As their paths intertwine, an ancient secret begins to unravel, threatening everything the kingdom believes about its past. And as the Prince draws closer to solving the murder, he finds himself placing his trust in the very woman he has sworn to capture. But when the truth emerges, will justice demand her death or force him to question everything he has ever believed?