Rites of the Starling Release

Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry is the second book in the Shield of Sparrows series, where a princess separated from her love after a devastating attack journeys through a cursed realm on the brink of destruction from an impending crux migration. Lost, terrified, and hunted by monsters, she protects a vulnerable little girl while kidnapped by a powerful priest, embracing her role as Guardian amid exhaustion and homesickness. As everyone pressures her to become a queen, spy, or sacrifice, she uncovers family secrets that could save their world, questioning if her strength and potential monstrous power will reunite her with the man who holds her heart or demand the ultimate price.