The Baker's Boy: J.V. Jones

Book I of The Book Of Words. At vast Castle Harvell, where King Lesketh lays dying, two fates collide. In her regal suite, Young Melliandra, the daughter of an influential lord, rebels against her forced betrothal to the sinister Prince Kylock. In the kitchens, an apprentice named Jack is terrified by his sudden ability to work miracles. Together, they flee the castle, stalked by a sorcerer who has connived for decades to control the crown, committing supernatural murder to advance his scheme. Meanwhile, a young knight begins a quest, leaving behind his home and family to seek out the treacherous Isle of Larn, where lies a clue to his desperate search for truth. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.