A Dance of Steel and Shadow

Kings will fall, hearts will bleed, and ancient shadows are stirring...

Vess Winsward dreams of churning seas and far flung shores, of making her own way in life, free to choose her own destiny. But as the Fae King's illegitimate daughter, she is all but a prisoner, a shameful secret locked away from the world.
That is, until her father loses his life and crown on the battlefield.
As the last of an ancient Royal bloodline, Vess is suddenly the most coveted prize in the kingdom, and holds the power to turn the tides of the coming war.
Whispers of uprising and rebellion sweep the land, and with long forgotten magic stirring, the throne is far from secure, and the human usurper will go to any lengths to hold it. And her.
But it is the not the gaoler king Vess must guard her heart against, it is his second in command; bloodthirsty, fierce and disarmingly charming, she cannot stop herself from falling, even if he is the enemy, even if it means risking everything.
But war waits for no one, and Vess must decide where her loyalties lie: with the fae, the humans she has come to love, or herself...