The Synergy of Avintia

The world consists of layer after layer of reality. On one layer, Jacqualine Argaus is a struggling graduate student. In another, she is the heir to unthinkable power and responsibility. Determined to protect her kingdom, she must first discover who the real enemy is--before her time runs out. Ashcroft Bitar grew up in the shadow of the Argaus family. The oldest son of a renegade house, he can help Jacqualine defend her crown--if only he can decipher the meaning of the mysterious prophecy that links them, as revenge, magic and romance intertwine against a backdrop of court intrigue.