The King's Strategist

On the crowded streets of the Myrarian capital, Elora Kargott, disguised as a man, thrives as a brilliant and notorious street gambler, an undefeated master of the strategy game played by the Gods themselves. But when her intellectual 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 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.