Thieves of the crown
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The kingdom of Orovia bleeds.
Every harvest season, the Frost royals send their imperials to strip villages bare. Gold. Crops. Heirlooms. Even lives. Everything claimed in the name of the crown.
Alexandra Beaumont has lost enough.
When the king opens the army to new recruits, she seizes her chance. Not to serve, but to steal.
Beneath the armor of a royal soldier, she hides a secret mission: infiltrate the castle, reclaim what was stolen, and return it to the people who were robbed of everything.
But she is not alone.
A band of outcasts forms at her side, bound by vengeance and hope.
By day, they wear the king's colors.
By night, they become shadows on the sea.
Pirates who raid treasuries, kingdoms, and crowns themselves.
Rebels carving justice out of theft.
Yet betrayal stalks the rebellion as closely as the royals do.
And when Alexandra's heart tangles with Asher Knight-the general's son, her greatest threat, and her greatest ally-loyalties blur, danger sharpens, and every stolen heartbeat could be her last.
In a world where rebellion is treason and love is forbidden, Alexandra must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to take back a kingdom drowning in frost.
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