THE traitor queen

BOOK TWO

A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter.

And it is bait she fully intends to take.

Risking her life to the Tempest Seas, Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king, but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father's clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared. But not only is the palace inescapable, there are more players in
the game than Lara ever realized, enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns, kingdoms, and bridges. But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she's trying to free—the husband she betrayed.

With everything she loves in jeopardy, Lara must decide who—and what—she is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or herself.

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  • Fantasy romance (adult or new adult)

    The romance is the dominant plot arc, but there are also significant plot elements that are not romantic in nature

    Takes place in an alternate world

    No magic or supernatural elements, i.e. realistic fantasy

    3rd person limited narrative (she/her vs. I/me)

    Dual point of view (Lara & Aren)

  • Enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, "Who did this to you," there's only one bed, "I'm supposed to kill you," forced proximity

    • Alcohol consumption & abuse

    • Animal attack

    • Animal death

    • Arranged, forced & coerced marriage

    • Birth (no trauma, not on the page)

    • Blackmail

    • Blood & gore depiction

    • Captivity & confinement

    • Dead bodies & body parts

    • Depression

    • Dysphoria

    • Emesis

    • Emotional abuse

    • Explicit (consensual) sexual content

    • Explosions

    • Fire & arson

    • Hostage situation

    • Intrusive thoughts

    • Imprisonment & incarceration

    • Kidnapping

    • Knife, sword & axe violence

    • Maritime disasters

    • Medical treatment & procedures

    • Murder & attempted murder

    • Phobias

    • Physical illness

    • Physical injuries

    • Physical assault

    • Poisoning

    • Pregnancy of a secondary character

    • Profanity

    • References to past child abuse

    • Sexual harassment

    • Scars

    • Starvation & dehydration

    • Suicidal ideation

    • Thoughts of self-harm

    • Torture

    • Violence

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