Archprincess Amara of Luminara was raised to defend her kingdom from enemies, not marry one. A fierce wyrmhawk rider with little patience for courtly obedience, she knows exactly what powerful men expect from royal daughters: alliances, heirs, and silence. Her political future already belongs to a king she does not trust when Cassianthyr Noctarion, the feared ruler of the Nightfall Court, enters the game with ambitions sharp enough to cut through every treaty on the continent. Cassian is everything Amara has been taught to despise. His court is ruthless, his soldiers are terrifyingly loyal, and his plans reach far beyond one border. Yet he sees the same corruption Amara has been forced to endure, and the more they collide, the harder it becomes to separate manipulation from desire. Their attraction is dangerous. Trusting it could be fatal. Across the Six Crowns, a tyrannical high king tightens his grip while civilians pay the price for royal pride. Secret missions, captured soldiers, shifting alliances, and open warfare drag Amara and Cassian toward an impossible choice: continue fighting each other while a greater enemy controls them both, or join forces and risk creating something even more powerful. Amara refuses to become a prize in another ruler's conquest, but Cassian has no intention of treating her like one. As wyrmhawks take to the sky and kingdoms prepare for bloodshed, their uneasy partnership threatens to overturn the order that has ruled their world for generations. To protect her people, Amara may have to stand beside the one king no one believes can be trusted.
Archprincess Amara of Luminara was raised to defend her kingdom from enemies, not marry one. A fierce wyrmhawk rider with little patience for courtly obedience, she knows exactly what powerful men expect from royal daughters: alliances, heirs, and silence. Her political future already belongs to ...