The Queen's Objective

A Romance of War, Power, and Fire**

The four great kingdoms stand on the brink of ruin.

In the North, Queen Jera Vecter of Vectria rules with ice-sharp precision and unwavering loyalty to her people. Feared by her enemies, revered by her court, she is a monarch forged by steel and solitude. To Aurelios, she is a cold tyrant. To Vectria, she is their unbreakable shield. And in a war she never wanted, she will not hesitate to lead on the battlefield herself.

To the South rises King Elion Solren of Aurelios, a radiant monarch shaped by sunlight, diplomacy, and hope. His phoenix-blessed kingdom sees him as a symbol of renewal. Yet beneath the gold and warmth lies a man forced to choose between mercy and victory as tensions with Vectria flare into open conflict.

When the war reaches its tipping point, Jera captures Elion in a daring nighttime maneuver meant to end the fighting swiftly. But instead of breaking him, Jera finds herself facing a king unlike any she has known, honorable, clever, and dangerously determined to understand the woman behind the armor.

And Elion discovers that the infamous Queen of Kings is neither monster nor tyrant... but a guardian burdened by the weight of survival.

As the rulers of Wilderyn and Illyndor, King Garrick Wildemar and Queen Scarlet Crowley, struggle to maintain neutrality, the balance of the continent grows ever more fragile. Old alliances shift. Secrets surface. And the truth behind the war threatens to shatter every throne.

Together or apart, Jera and Elion will decide the fate of their lands.

But power has a price.
Trust is a weapon.
And love, in a world built on war, might be the deadliest challenge of all.