Unchosen

By Lisa Anne Nichols

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After her father dies and her brother casts her off, Alonya is branded an unchosen-unmarried by her twenty-eighth year and unclaimed by a male relative. Banished from her home and no longer under the law's protection, she seeks refuge wherever she can find it, vulnerable to slavers who roam the kingdom looking for outcasts to exploit. And though Alonya catches the eye of a kind young peddler named Danein, she is uncertain whether he can be trusted or not.

To help turn the tide of her fortunes, she sets out on a quest to find three magical sources of beauty, coming upon a colony of other unchosen women along the way. When the colony is raided by slavers, Alonya must decide whether to continue her quest for beauty or seek sanctuary in the palace of the legendary High King. Obtaining beauty will help Alonya escape the stigma of being unchosen, but it comes with a price that could mean abandoning all she believes in. Her decisions thrust her into an unexpected adventure in which she discovers lessons about love, personal value, and true beauty.

In her captivating tale, Unchosen, Lisa A. Nichols paints a beautiful portrait of restoration, purpose, and hope arising out of the wreckage of sorrow."