Warrior Princess Assassin

King Maddox Kyronan, called Ky, has earned a ruthless name on the battlefield with fire magic. Now fire is eating away at his own land. His best hope of saving his people is to marry into Astranza, the neighbouring kingdom, where the royal family can command the weather.

Princess Jory knows her home needs a fearsome warrior king to guard it. She also carries a secret she cannot afford to share: her family's magic is fading. What Ky hopes to gain from the match may no longer exist.

Someone wants both of them dead. The task belongs to Asher, who belongs to the Hunter's Guild. He grew up as Jory's friend and once lived at the palace in Astranza. He knows her far better than he knows the king he has been sent after.

This is adult romantasy built around a political marriage and a triangle of shifting loyalties. The plot runs on character more than on spectacle, with some violence and steamy scenes along the way. It opens the Braided Fate series.

As the three are pulled together, each must decide what they will risk to protect the others, and whether Jory's secret can survive the closeness.