The Countess and the Cutthroat

Mona Hawthorne's arranged marriage to the Count of Nyfthwall ends with his assassination on their wedding night, leaving her all alone in a foreign land. With the horrid, tyrannical Viscount Ausprey forcing her hand in marriage, Mona endures until the opportunity for escape presents itself. Mona vows her revenge, enlisting the help of the famed Fengryre assassins and their leader, Asher. As Mona is trained in their ways and inducted into their ranks, she is swept into an adventure that will take her to the high seas and all across the land of Fairellan. And, though she might find passionate love on her journey, she will also uncover a plot that goes all the way to the palace of the High Emperor that will force this Countess to become the Cutthroat if she is to survive.