On Princess Serah Valeris's eighteenth birthday, the man she loves murders her father and seizes the throne. Hunted across Veloria, Serah escapes with Raven Ashbourne, her fiercely loyal childhood bodyguard, who would bleed before letting her fall. But surviving the coup is only the beginning. Beyond the palace walls, Serah discovers a kingdom she was never allowed to see. Villages are starving. Children are bound by cruel contracts. The Council rules through fear, while old crimes remain buried beneath the crown she once believed represented peace. To uncover the truth behind Kaito's rebellion, Serah must gather four legendary Dragon Warriors connected to an ancient power and confront what her father, her mother, and the man who broke her heart were hiding from her. Because Kaito may have betrayed the crown. But the crown betrayed Veloria first. Now Serah must decide what justice means when everyone she has ever loved is guilty of something. 👑 THE CROWN SERIES: BOOK ONE Royal fantasy • Adventure • Slow-burn romance • Princess × bodyguard • First love turned enemy • Found family • Elemental warriors • Political intrigue

The cruelest betrayals are not committed by your enemies. They come from the people who taught you what trust was. Elisenya Valceran, same as everyone else born with elemental powers within the four kingdoms, is summoned to Primordia when she comes of age. She expects ruthless rivals, impossible trials and the burden of living up to a family name she never asked for. But she did not expect whispered voices that already know her name. She did not expect memories that are not hers. And she certainly did not expect him. Elissa is forced to confront one impossible question: What if the greatest betrayal wasn't waiting for her... but had already happened before her time?