The Thorn Queen's War

The Thorn Queen's Warby Jess RaeShe refused the crown. So war came for her instead. Veyra Thorn was never meant to kneel. Not to kings. Not to prophecy. Not to the cursed magic that binds her to Dacre Voss, the feared Black Lion of the North and the enemy commander she should hate. But when a dead crown shatters, an ancient house wakes, and armies gather to claim what should have stayed buried, Veyra is forced into the center of a war older than any throne.
Dacre was raised to obey kings. Veyra was born to break them. Bound by blood magic, hunted by rival houses, and haunted by the ashes of Thornhold, they must decide whether their bond is a weapon, a curse, or the only thing strong enough to survive the coming fire. Because the dead want a crown. The living want a queen. And Veyra Thorn wants neither. She wants freedom. She wants vengeance.