A Crown of Secrets and Lies

<p><strong>Too human to be fae. Too powerful to be human.</strong></p><p></p><p>Astreilles never wanted the crown. As a halfling princess she's spent her life on the edge of power - visible but never accepted. But when the king dies and civil war erupts she's forced to lead the royal army into a battle she knows they can't win.</p><p></p><p>Hunted by rebels and haunted by a magic she's never dared to touch Astreilles must choose: die for a kingdom that's always feared her... or escape to a world that might break her in different ways.</p><p></p><p>But as darkness rises and loyalties fracture one truth becomes clear:</p><p>The greatest threat to her future may not be the war she's in but the weapon sent to end her.</p>