The Debt of the Chosen. Years of Exile, #5

Captain Karina wants to get back to sea, but her country needs her to reconcile with her estranged Myrcian father, Duke Lukas Ostensen, and beg for an alliance with his royal relations. Meanwhile, Lord Stanley Barras and his dog-obsessed sister, Roberta, are headed in the same direction on a mission to end nearly two decades of civil war. Stanley knows the king and his country are counting on him, but Roberta has a captivating new lady's maid who seems oddly familiar.
And they will all have to contend with the biggest obstacle to peace: Duke Lukas's notorious sister, the exiled Queen Muriel Gramiren. It's a tale of intrigue, forbidden passion, murder, and a very determined corgi.  Find out what happens at the world's worst country house weekend, as debts from long ago finally come due.