The Wicked Skill

Two young kings without thrones. One meets a queen, the other a shopkeeper's daughter.

Liere went away a messed-up ugly duckling five years ago, and comes back on the verge of adulthood an accomplished mage. Among her other skills. She goes to Enaeran as a mere Envoy, where she discovers once again that there is no "mere" in her life. 

Especially when she takes her first steps into the enthralling world of romance. She, and a pair of young kings  just coming into their adult roles in life, discover the many facets of love—set against a background of revolution, one conducted through manners, the other by swashbuckling youths who think life is a game . . .