Kingdoms of Kalmyra: Gilded Crown
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If he chooses his own happiness, his kingdom may pay the price…
Crown Prince Leo longs for freedom. Only while roaming the capital city in disguise can he escape the chains of his princely duties and looming coronation. When Leo’s alter ego meets a mysterious ship captain named Zandra, their banter leads to deeper feelings. But with war on the horizon and Parliament and his authoritarian uncle demanding a royal marriage, what Leo wants and what is expected of him have never been more at odds.
Zandra didn’t come to Daystra to fall in love, and she certainly didn’t plan on getting so close to strange and persistent smuggler Cass. With her kingdom depending on her and her secrets at risk, the last thing she needs is an attractive distraction.
Amid the treacherous waters of diplomacy, politics, and young love, assassination attempts reveal a plot to dethrone Leo. Can Leo and Zandra hunt down the conspirators before it’s too late? Or will Leo surrender a role he never wanted and hand all of Daystra over to a murderer?
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Kingdoms of Kalmyra: Shattered Throne
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He’s been a pawn all his life–does he have a chance of being anything more?
Reeling from betrayal, Leo flees to Zuren with fractured trust and a rare poison coursing through his veins. Truth and deception plunge everything he believed into disarray. The only thing harder than owning up to his tainted legacy is finding the courage to fight for more than his own life. How can Leo lead his people when all he’s inherited is a crown of lies seated upon a throne of death?
Nothing could have prepared Zandra for the storms she faces now. Their only hope of sanctuary lies with her brothers, but betrayal lurks in the shadows, even among her own family. When her duty to Zuren clashes with her loyalty to Leo, she must determine how far she is willing to go for a kingdom that’s rejected her.
A fallen prince, an outcast princess, a loyal bodyguard, and a rogue spy are all they have to face the looming conflict that threatens to claim their lives. The only chance against the Hyran Empire is to amend the bad blood between Daystra and Zuren–yet the cost of reconciliation may be the fatal blow to their survival. Leo and Zandra must confront the dark truths of the past together and fight, or else they will watch war ravage everything they hold dear.
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