A Whisper in War

Princess Inara Valeth was supposed to die quietly.

Preferably after marrying a sadistic nobleman with a habit of collecting his enemies' hearts in glass jars.

Instead, she cuts off her hair, steals a servant's clothes, and flees across the mountains into enemy territory.

Unfortunately, freedom lasts all of five minutes.

Drafted into the military academy of the very kingdom her father is preparing to wage war against, Inara is forced to hide in plain sight disguised as a boy, surrounded by cadets who would gladly see the missing Varethian princess dead. Worse, her magic is embarrassingly weak, little more than the ability to whisper a single word into someone's mind, which is far less useful than one might hope when trying to survive combat training.

Especially when four dangerously powerful men seem determined to make her life miserable.

There is Noa, the prince with too many secrets. Evren, whose volatile magic burns too close to the surface. Cace, a charming prodigy who seems to bend luck itself. And Kaladin, the ruthless war professor who carries scars left behind by Inara's own family.

They are bound together by an ancient Soulbond.

They've been searching for their mysterious fifth.

They have no idea it's the awkward, sharp-tongued boy sleeping down the hall.

As war looms and her lies begin to unravel, Inara must survive brutal training, hide the scars of her past, and avoid falling for the very men who would hate her most if they knew who she really was.

Because if her identity is discovered, the enemy kingdom won't be the thing that destroys her.

It will be the men she's starting to trust.

For readers who enjoy their romance with a slow-burn, their heroines catastrophically repressed, and their found families earned the hard way. 18+