The Fivefold Crown
A hidden princess. An enemy general. A borrowed name that could cost her everything. When the healer who helped raise her is taken prisoner, Fire princess Aurenna cuts her hair, hides....
A hidden princess. An enemy general. A borrowed name that could cost her everything. When the healer who helped raise her is taken prisoner, Fire princess Aurenna cuts her hair, hides her magic, and enters an enemy camp disguised as a young man called Ren. Her mission is simple: find Orin and bring him home. Then she meets General Caedran. He wears the colors of the crown that condemned her people. Yet his actions keep challenging everything she believes about the enemy—and the pull she feels toward him is becoming harder to ignore. He knows her as a worker with too many secrets. She cannot afford to let him see more. Around them, rival candidates gather for trials that could decide who wears the crown. An ancient prophecy promises to reunite five divided peoples, but someone is willing to kill to control its answer. As Ren searches for a way to save Orin, every kindness complicates her loyalties, every question threatens her disguise, and every encounter with Caedran makes leaving harder. The Fivefold Crown begins with An Ember Beneath the Banner—a fantasy adventure of forbidden attraction, hidden magic, dangerous secrets, and a princess fighting to bring her people home.