Burden of the Blood

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War is coming. Everyone must choose a side.

In the kingdom of Kingsreach, women are meant to serve the crown. They are expected to provide King Sedwick with soldiers for his ever-growing army.

When Ophelia refuses to give her cruel husband a son, her fate is sealed. She is to be executed. Desperate to survive, she seeks help from a mysterious witch hidden deep within the swamp outside the castle walls. But the witch demands a terrible price and sends Ophelia through a forbidden Gateway into a world that she believed to exist only in stories.

There she accidentally frees Sebastian, a dangerous warrior trapped in an abandoned village called Eldermoor. Bash is mysterious, guarded, and loyal to no one. Ophelia knows he has secrets, but he is her only ally.

Forced to rely on each other to survive in a realm plagued by famine, ancient magic, and political unrest, the two become entangled in a conflict far larger than they anticipated.

Because Ophelia is not just a human woman. She may be the last of a sacred bloodline.

And every faction in the realm is willing to use her to get what they desire.

Bash failed her people once. He refuses to fail again.