Eadlyn is a princess of Illéa, and she is the first in her line to ever date. But Eadlyn doesn’t want to fall in love with her suitors. This suspenseful novel explores how current political events can lead to deeper emotions and relationships for the countries involved. After Eadlyn becomes the first princess of Illéa to hold her Selection, she doesn’t think she will fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. But as events at the palace force her even further into the spotlight, Eadlyn realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.
At eighteen, Eadlyn Calder is about to compete in the Selection. Eadlyn never thought she would be considered beautiful enough to attract any of Illéa’s thirty-five princes. But time is running out, and if she wants to avoid being sent home before her sixteenth birthday, she’ll need to find a way to win the prize. It seems impossible, but when Eadlyn falls for one of her suitors, she realizes that maybe happiness doesn’t come with a royal title after all—there might be hope for more than one princess after all.
In The Selection, a stunning debut that is sure to spark debate and discussion, Kiera Cass gives us a new kind of romance—a modern take on the classic tale of a princess who must choose her own prince. The story of Eadlyn’s Selection is told through the eyes of America Singer, an Olympic-style training facility for future princesses. Eadlyn will compete against thirty-five other girls for the heart of Maxon, heir to the throne of Illéa—and winner of the official Selection.
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When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.
Eadlyn still isn’t sure she’ll find the fairytale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible—and more important—than she ever imagined.
