The Emerald Sea

Tamsin Wright has one aim: to be the Glittering Court's diamond. That means the top test scores, the finest wardrobe and the best chance at an elite suitor in the New World. She studies etiquette, history and music with total focus, because a good marriage would pay for a better life for her family.

Her roommates Mira and Adelaide become a threat to her ranking as the leading prospect. Tamsin's answer is to cut them out of her life. She sees the loss as a price worth paying.

Then her voyage across the sea goes off course, and she ends up far north of where she meant to land. A harsh winter lies ahead. To reach the Glittering Court in time for a proposal, she has to rely on her grit and her stubborn will.

Among unfamiliar cultures and beliefs, she learns that her lessons did not cover everything. She forms alliances with Jago Robinson, a roguish tradesman, and Gideon Stewart, a good-natured minister, and her feelings begin to pull two ways.

This is the final book in the Glittering Court series, and it reveals the secret behind Tamsin's drive to win. She guards that secret above all else, because if it comes out, everything she has built could collapse.