Sent ; t o th`._e deser(t as a bride : no \one _wanted, Elara Thorne refus-e@. s to die quietly. As a modern agr#)!i^c@ultural scie*ntist, she: @%heals t\+he wounded, grows c%r` )o/+ps, bui:l+:ds b`u)%sinesses, and )//turn=s barr:en l__a[nd$$ into; a th^ riving granary. While everyone wa!its% for her downfall, she ( -bui::
,lds a li fe—=_and a _ kingdom—of her own.