The King's Strategist

"I have killed you once before, Eloran. I will not hesitate to do so again."

On the crowded streets of the Myraria capital, Elora, disguised as a man, thrives as a brilliant and notorious street gambler, a master of the strategy game played by the Gods themselves known as Halori. She has never been defeated. But when her prowess catches the attention of a prince, her simple life in transformed into one dogged by political intrigue and betrayals.

Prince Kane Umbran, war hero and military strategist, has returned home in triumph, only to be met with a broken kingdom. His dear elder brother King Evander, maddened by grief after losing his wife, rules with a bloodied fist and paranoid eyes, suspicious of Kane's every move. His only relief is a mysterious, strangely alluring gambler who calls himself Eloran, the first man to best him at Halori in years. But as Kane slowly amasses support and overthrows his brother, he will learn a price must be paid for power, and blood must be shed.

Starting with his little gambler.