The Poisonous Queen
When Queen Rain of Frostthorne is wed to King Dorian of Dawnspire, she enters a court dripping with silk, lies, and venom. To the nobles, she is a foreign bride....
When Queen Rain of Frostthorne is wed to King Dorian of Dawnspire, she enters a court dripping with silk, lies, and venom. To the nobles, she is a foreign bride meant to smile and produce heirs. To Dorian, she is a jewel to display, a body to command. But Rain carries the blood of Nightwillow poison runs in her veins, and every whisper of betrayal only sharpens her resolve. Enemies hide in the gilded halls: Lady Lyrisa, who plots with a smile; a king who mistakes cruelty for power; and a court that underestimates the queen who refuses to bow. Only Captain Kale, loyal to his crown yet drawn dangerously close to Rain, sees both her strength and her struggle. In a kingdom where love is treason and survival is war, Rain must decide: will she be the pawn Dawnspire wanted, or the queen it never expected? Deception, forbidden desire, and deadly secrets collide in The Poison Queen one woman’s blood is both her curse and her crown.