summers at castle auburn by sharon shinn

Jaxon Halsing is a good, loving uncle to his nieces, but he's also a hunter and trader of aliora.

Beware the Nice Ones: All over the story.

Beneath the Mask: We see so much of Elisandra's mask that when she shows what she's really feeling it's almost shocking even to Corie.

They clearly have very complicated feelings for each other, and they express it in veiled threats. Belligerent Sexual Tension: Between Rowena and Jaxon.Bastard Bastard: What little we know about Corie's mother says that she was a terrible person.Asshole Victim: No one is much sad at Bryan's demise, given his behavior.Arranged Marriage: Elisandra has been engaged to Bryan since they were infants.

The Apprentice: Originally, Corie to her grandmother, though later Milette enters the picture as well.

Corie has many traits that her proper older sister could find very irritating-curious, a tomboy, cheeky, nosy-but Elisandra not only doesn't mind, she loves Corie specifically because of those things.

All Girls Want Bad Boys: Every girl at court, Corie included, is a little in love with the wild, handsome Prince Bryan.

Summers at Castle Auburn provides examples of: Corie struggles to make sense of personal and political forces around her and not only stay adrift but to carve out a life she wants and protect her most-beloved sister. To make matters worse, even Corie's life away from court is not without its complications as her grandmother takes on another student and Corie is falling behind in her magical studies when she leaves for three months every summer. And Corie herself is trained to be a young noble lady by Elisandra's mother, Greta, in hopes of using her to make a politically advantageous marriage. Corie's beloved uncle Jaxon is involved in the capture and sale of aliora, something that troubles Corie more and more as she grows older. The marriage, and Bryan ascending the throne, will happen when he turns twenty, something that makes the nobles of the realm nervous as they've been doing well under the stern but steady guidance of the regent, Bryan's uncle Matthew. Elisandra is engaged to the crown prince, Bryan, and has been since they were infants. Life at the castle is a completely different world from village life. From that year, Corie spends her summers at Castle Auburn with her blue-blooded half-sister Elisandra. Her father is dead, her uncle wishes to see Corie properly cared for.

She lives a simple village life with her maternal grandmother, the local wise woman and witch, as her apprentice until she is six years old when the noble side of her heritage comes to call. Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn tells the story of Coriel, more commonly called Corie, a bastard daughter of the illustrious Halsing family.

Summers at castle auburn by sharon shinn