The Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice Series by Deborah Chester

Two men. One is a prince of royal blood. The other is a half-breed, part human, part elf. But the part that is human is also royal.Two women. One is a princess, pampered and protected. The other lives in the forest, the leader of a band of rebels. She too has elven blood.This is their story -- the tale of love and hate, courage and cowardliness, and magic both dark and light.

It is a world of betrayals and alliances, of spells and magic, of haunting dreams and dark desires...The rebel princess Alexeika is captured and tortured by the evil Grethori--but is sustained by dreams of the man who will set her free...Prince Gavril yearns to control the dark magick of a cursed sword--while his desperate betrothed pursues another man's heart...Asked to help protect Gavril, the half-elven Dain continues a quest to fulfill his adoptive father's dying wish.. moreIt is a world of betrayals and alliances, of spells and magic, of haunting dreams and dark desires...The rebel princess Alexeika is captured and tortured by the evil Grethori--but is sustained by dreams of the man who will set her free...Prince Gavril yearns to control the dark magick of a cursed sword--while his desperate betrothed pursues another man's heart...Asked to help protect Gavril, the half-elven Dain continues a quest to fulfill his adoptive father's dying wish...It is a journey that will give him the chance to save the woman he loves--and will place him at odds with the destiny that he and Alexeika share.A destiny that can only be realized with the help of a long-lost talisman... less

As the final confrontation with the darkness approaches, two mortal enemies will search for the key to life itself.