And when Cade and Valencia blame each other for an enchantment that takes both their families, neither of them realizes that they have far more dangerous enemies.Ĭowritten by married writing team Anna-Marie and Elliott McLemore, this is a lush and powerful YA novel about owning your power and becoming who you really are-no matter the cost. Valencia doesn’t know that every time she thinks she’s fighting Patrick, she’s fighting Cade. Two enemy kingdoms are forced to work together to break a curse in this lush YA fantasy, featuring a transgender prince and a bigender dama/assassin in the lead roles.

Patrick McKenna is the reluctant heir to a kingdom, and the prince Gael has vowed to destroy.Ĭade doesn’t know that Gael and Valencia are the same person. Gael Palma is the infamous boy assassin Cade has vowed to protect. Valencia Palafox is a young dama attending the future queen of Eliana.

Two enemy kingdoms are forced to work together to break a curse in this lush YA fantasy, featuring a transgender prince and a bigender dama/assassin in the lead roles.Ĭade McKenna is a transgender prince who’s doubling for his brother.

Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore