to rule them.Sent to the unforgiving, frozen court of Mournvale as a political pawn, the discarded bastard daughter of Oakhaven was expected to quietly break under the weight of Castle Blackthorn. Instead, she arrives with a terrifying, forbidden secret humming in her veins: the ancient art of shadow-weaving.When Evadne is assigned to tend to the reclusive Crown Prince Alistair—a man rotting away from what the court believes is an ancient curse—she immediately recognizes the truth. It is no supernatural affliction; it is a slow, methodical poisoning orchestrated by his own ambitious family. In the dying prince’s eyes, Evadne doesn't find a helpless victim, but a calculating predator waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Stranded in a nest of corporate vipers, Evadne offers Alistair a dangerous, unspoken alliance: her lethal magic in exchange for a throne of her own.With a brutal winter blocking the mountain passes and a political coup looming, Evadne masterminds a brilliant, theatrical trap. She spins a web of dramatic irony, letting the usurper Prince Julian and the Dowager Duchess believe their final, lethal dose of weeping nightshade has succeeded. Evadne plays the part of the weeping, terrified scapegoat to perfection, allowing herself to be chained while Julian marches into the Great Hall to steal the crown.But as the traitors celebrate their victory, the curtain drops. Evadne unleashes the full, crushing might of the dark, resurrecting a healthy prince and exposing the coup before the entire council.Her Queendom is a gripping dark fantasy of royal betrayal and lethal strategy. Mournvale wanted a fragile southern maid to bleed for their amusement—but they are about to get a queen who rules the dark.

Aria Bennett’s life was destroyed the day her father was framed for a multi-million-pound fraud and died carrying the shame of a crime he never committed. Left drowning in debt and fighting to save her critically ill mother, she has nothing left—until billionaire CEO Damien Ashford offers her a deal she can’t refuse.A one-year contract marriage.In exchange, Damien will pay for her mother’s treatment and clear every debt hanging over her head. But Aria has a secret of her own. She doesn’t intend to become the perfect billionaire’s wife. She intends to use the marriage to infiltrate the powerful Ashford family and expose the person responsible for her father’s death.Damien has rules.No questions about his family.No crossing professional boundaries.And absolutely no emotional attachment.But pretending to be in love proves far more dangerous than either of them expected.As buried secrets, corporate conspiracies, and family betrayals come to light, Aria discovers that the man she thought was her enemy may be the only person she can trust. And when the truth finally surfaces, they’ll have to decide whether their marriage was just another carefully crafted lie… or the beginning of a love worth risking everything for.One contract. One year. One billion-dollar lie.Will they uncover the truth before their fake marriage becomes heartbreakingly real?