Crown of Shadows: Bloodlines Gambit
Two Kingdoms have been locked in a century-long conflict fueled by ancient bloodlines and dwindling magical resources. As tensions begin to escalate and spies roam the kingdom, Kassida, youngest princess in a family of five, has become the pawn in her brother's plan to secure access to a powerful magical mineral in order to increase the power of the military. In order to do this, he has promised her hand in marriage to the Crowned Prince of their tenuous ally, a man known for his brutality and ruthlessness.
Now, in order to save herself from a marriage that could easily end in her death, Kassida makes a plan to use the powerful, and devastatingly handsome, Archduke Calix DeKosta, in a desperate bid for her freedom. But when her plan fails and Calix's life is put on the line, Kassida must devise a new plan to save not only herself, but the citizens of two kingdoms.
Because what Kassida doesn't realize is that the demons that have been plaguing their land for centuries aren't coming from the Dark Lord of the North...they're coming from much closer to home.
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