A Pact of Blood and Ruin

A PACT OF BLOOD AND RUINBound by an ancient blood pact to end a war neither side can win, a princess and a rival kingdom's heir must survive the conspiracy determined to break them before it breaks their fragile peace.Six years of war. One dangerous gamble. A binding neither of them can undo.Princess Sabine Rowantree is tired of watching her kingdom bleed for a border that never moves. When she proposes an ancient blood pact to Caldreth's proxy heir, Lord Dain Wolfmere - a binding that ties both kingdoms' fates so tightly that neither crown can profit from the other's ruin - she expects political calculation, not the fierce, reluctant respect that grows between them with every crisis they face side by side.But someone wants the pact to fail, and fail publicly, before either kingdom has the chance to trust it. As a hidden conspiracy reaching into both royal courts threatens to drag Ashvale and Caldreth back into all-out war, Sabine and Dain must uncover the traitors on both sides of the border - and decide whether the bond forced on them by old magic has become something they'd choose freely, war or no war, curse or no curse.A dark fantasy romance of rival kingdoms, a blood pact that will not be undone, and two rulers who discover that the strongest alliance is the one built on trust.Perfect for readers who love:- Enemies-to-allies political fantasy romance- Fated bonds and forced proximity- Kingdoms at war and courtly conspiracy- Slow-burn tension with a hard-won happily-ever-after- Dark fantasy with closed-door romance