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Rending Hearts: Guardians of Areli, Book 2
Hardcover
Series: Guardians of Areli, Book 3
Publisher: Burning Hearts Publications
Published: Jun 30 2026
Pages: 576
Weight: 2.06
Height: 1.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Rending Hearts is the 3rd book in the award-winning Guardians of Areli romantasy series and is perfect for fans of Jaye L. Knight's Alliance Bride, Carrie Cotton's The Huntress, Karen Hancock's Legends of the Guardian King, Ronie Kendig's Abiassa's Fire, or Morgan Busse's Ravenwood Saga.
A bride to choose. A kingdom to unite. A prophecy to fulfill.
The guardians retreat to the North Ports, King Richard reels from betrayal, and the Seal of Authority remains dark. Areli has never been so vulnerable.
Desperate to reignite the Seal, Prince Beniah turns to the forbidden words of his forefathers and secures the only teacher he trusts-Anne Devland.
But as his woodland angel brings the lost story of their people to life, the light that flows from her warms his soul, rekindling the wonder he felt on Emmanuel's Eve and making him yearn for a future he can never have.
Anne's time with the prince is fleeting. She knows she can't keep him. Yet her heart refuses to listen. Denying her growing attachment, she focuses on finding the solution Areli desperately needs, diving deeper into the instructions of Micah. But the answers she discovers prove more distressing than no answer at all.
Violet Devland takes her place as a contestant in the Bride Trials. Elated, bold, ambitious, she vows to do whatever she must to secure her position as Queen of Areli-and queen of Beniah's heart.
New revelations rock Beniah's course, yet his hands are bound by the revolution's demands, his father's threats, and the ominous developments along the border.
As catastrophe closes in, only one path remains-a path that will rend the hearts of the people called to protect the Kingdom of Light.
Hold. onto. your. heart. (if you can)
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Rending Hearts is the third book in the romantic fantasy series, Guardians of Areli. This saga is set in an alternate earth history, non-magical - but supernaturally fantastical - story world. Readers who love ...
Character-driven tales
Deep, meaningful love stories (fade to black/closed door)
Soul stirring journeys
Royal Court intrigue
Class prejudice
Cinderella vibes
Ideological warfare
Action/battle
Conspiracies and betrayal
... will find all this and so much more in the Guardians of Areli saga.
This series is best read in order even though each book has its own satisfying ending.
Prequel: Reviving Embers
Book 1: Revealing Shadows
Book 2: Rending Hearts
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