Blood of the Land — Noel-Anne Brennan

Now on the throne of Saeditin, Rilsin is faced by a would-be invasion of her deposed cousin, who has joined forces with her own kingdom's long-time foe Runchot, an unsettled situation further complicated by the kidnapping of her baby, the disappearance of her lover, and a potential alliance with a runaway princess who could be either friend or foe, in the sequel to The Sword of the Land. Original.