The Runaway King

by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lexile:  710
Genre:  Fantasy

Jaron is back in the sequel to The False Prince.  After winning the throne of Carthya, life should be settling down into a quiet routine.  Not so, for Jaron.  During the funeral for his family, an assassination attempt is made on his life and an ultimatum is issued.  In 10 days, he is ordered to turn himself over to the pirates, or risk the destruction that war would bring to his kingdom.  Jaron is not your typical king and isn't willing to back down.  There are traitors amongst his own supporters.  It's up to Jaron to figure out who is true friends are and align with them to protect his new kingdom.