The Crown's Proposal
Overview
The crown thinks it can turn a mistake into an alliance.
After Ashwick's defense, King Aurelian Rowan sends Princess Eris west with royal aid, a count's patent for House Veyrholt, and a proposal meant to bind James Voss to the throne that once discarded him.
Eris intends it to be a proposal, not a command. She knows James has every reason to distrust the royal house, and she carries more than sealed parchment into Ashwick. She carries guilt, hope, and the dangerous belief that trust can still be built where betrayal first took root.
But James Voss is not the powerless summoned stranger the kingdom threw away.
With House Veyrholt beside him, Elara at his side, and Ashwick rising from neglect, James has earned something no crown can simply purchase: loyalty. The frontier town that was once abandoned now stands behind him, and every title, marriage term, and royal promise must answer to the people who chose him before he had power worth courting.
As marriage negotiations begin and preparations move toward a future no one fully trusts, James must decide what price the crown must pay for the loyalty it once cast aside. Eris must prove she is more than her father's design. Elara must secure her place in a household that politics would gladly unsettle.
And beyond Ashwick, the abandoned west waits: broken, lawless, and hungry for a banner strong enough to hold it.
The crown came west with a proposal meant to bind James Voss.
It may have handed him the first piece of a future it can no longer control.
The west was abandoned.
Now it will be claimed.
And the kingdom's mistake will become its reckoning.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798177174990
- ISBN-10: 9798177174990
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: September 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.87 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 428
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