Book #4

Start with Troubled Waters. Valentina Serlast has reluctantly 
traveled to the royal city to witness her brother Darien be 
crowned the king of Welce. A hunti woman with an affinity for 
the forest, Val is much more comfortable living in isolation on her 
country estates, almost forgotten by everyone. When Darien 
convinces her to extend her stay, she is drawn into an unfamiliar 
whirl of activity, meeting with ambassadors from other countries, becoming 
friends with the unpredictable Princess Corene, and trying to learn the secrets 
of a glamorous foreign visitor named Melissande. But nothing makes Val more 
breathless than the reappearance of Sebastian Ardelay, a red-headed rogue who 
has been her best friend since childhood. She quickly learns that Sebastian has 
been risking his life in a dangerous venture that could get him banned from the 
kingdom-or even lead Welce to the brink of war.