Azzurra: The Tale of the Dead Princess

The Back Cover:

Four Kingdoms, connected by a lifetime of secrets and one girl with the power to destroy it all. Will she uncover the lies of her family history in time to save her parents or will she be buried with them?

Aveline was the child that should never have been born. She was hidden away in a snowy mountainscape and declared dead to the world. Twelve years later, the Sovereign King is murdered, her identity is revealed and, Aveline is forced into a world she's only ever heard about in stories. She soon learns she was hidden for a reason and, the parents she's never known could still be alive. On her journey, Aveline discovers her secret past is heavily entwined with the rulers of the other lands. Including her pseudo parents and that everyone fears she's a ticking time bomb, that's going to destroy the world.

Azzurra; The Tale of the Dead Princess is the first in a series of novels. The second, Azzurra; Duchess of Destruction is due for release in 2022.

About the Author:

Briony McMahon is an award-winning screenwriter. She graduated with a master's degree from one of London's top film schools, Metfilm School London. While creating for the screen, she has also returned to her first love, books.

While studying at MetFilm School and since graduating, her original scripts have placed at multiple competitions and festivals, including but not limited to: Quarterfinalist at the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition, Finalist and Semi-finalist at the Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition, Semi-finalist at the New York New Stories Screenplay Contest, and Selected for the Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival and the Lift-Off Sci-Fi and Fantasy Genre Lab.

For more insights, and updates visit her Instagram page @Briony_McMahon