How do you keep fighting when you've already been claimed?When sixteen-year-old Elise is ripped from her home and taken to the royal palace as a permanent 'guest', she thinks her life is over.Little does she know it has only just begunhellip;After befriending a group of other captives, including the headstrong Will, Elise finds herself swept away to a world she never knew existedmdash;polished, sculpted, and refined until she can hardly recognize her own reflection. She should be happy to have escaped the poverty of her former life. But she knows a dark truth.The palace is a dream on the surface, but a nightmare underneath.With a dwindling population, the royals have imprisoned the teenagers to marry and breed. Only seven days remain of freedom before they will be selected by a courtier and forever claimed.Danger lurks around every corner. The only chance of escape is death.But when the day of the claiming finally arriveshellip;the world will never be the same.Royal FactionsThe Price for Peace ndash; Book 1The Cost for Surviving ndash; Book 2The Punishment for Deception ndash; Book 3Faking Perfection ndash; Book 4The Most Cherished ndash; Book 5The Strength to Endure ndash; Book 6