Paperback – 416 pages

In the second novel of the heart-pounding Bridge Kingdom series, one woman fights to win back her throne, her people, and the love of the man she betrayedfrom theNew York Timesbestselling author ofA Fate Inked in Blood.

A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter.

And it is bait she fully intends to take.

Risking her life to the Tempest Seas, Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king, but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father’s clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared. But not only is the palace inescapable, there are more players in the game than Lara ever realized, enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns, kingdoms, and bridges. But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she’s trying to freethe husband she betrayed.

With everything she loves in jeopardy, Lara must decide whoand whatshe is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or herself.

Includes a brand new, never-before-seen bonus chapter from Sarhinas point of view

Dont miss any of Danielle L. Jensen’s Bridge Kingdom series:
THE BRIDGE KINGDOM THE TRAITOR QUEEN THE INADEQUATE HEIR THE ENDLESS WAR THE TWISTED THRONE (April 8, 2025)

Story Locale:Historical fantasy world