The Heartsbound Crown - eBook

The Crown has fallen. The Court must rise.

A summons from the capital throws Maris and Kael into the heart of the storm. The sovereign is dead, the heir has been lost on the road, and the city is cracking under the pressure of a succession crisis. With two rival houses drawing their blades and the palace guard sealing the gates, the very center of the kingdom is on the verge of collapse.

Called to the capital as witnesses to restore order, Maris and Kael find their bond tested as never before. The shadowy forces they fought on the coast have been playing a longer, deadlier game, and their prize is the throne itself. Every alliance is suspect, every law a potential trap, and their linked fate under the bond makes them the perfect pawn—or the perfect sacrifice.

As the city’s factions move to secure power, Maris must use her skills not just to audit records, but to unravel a conspiracy at the heart of the crown. Kael, navigating the lethal politics of the Council, must decide whether his duty as Regent is to the law he swore to uphold, or to the woman he is bound to protect. To save the kingdom, they may have to sacrifice everything they've sworn to—including each other.