Talia of the Tenth never expected to claim a warrior’s mantle, but when treachery steals her brother’s life, she enters the deadly Tournament of Gold in his place—and wins. Now bound to a powerful Divh and named leader of the Thirteenth House, she must defend the Protectorate from an encroaching war while navigating dangerous alliances and unexpected betrayals.
Yet the greatest threat may be the two men who demand a place at her side. Fortiss, the newly crowned Lord Protector, is as dangerous as he is alluring, a ruler bound by duty but drawn to her fire. And then there’s Tennet—the lost betrothed she never met, now a warrior in his own right, claiming the marriage bond that should have never been made.
With her heart and her kingdom on the line, Talia must make an impossible choice before everything she’s fought for crumbles.
For fans of epic romantasy, high-stakes adventure, and slow-burn love triangles!
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