Koen

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you had to choose between love and the survival of your nation what would you sacrifice?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Prince Koen the Gray second-born of Emperor Vesper the Uniter is desperately trying to secure Lucardia's future. Tasked with cementing a fragile truce with the Northlands' Circle of Eight he must produce an heir with his Northling bride Rachel of Thorne.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But Koen is forced into a dangerous quest for a miracle when the Circle sabotages this peace by ensnaring him in love with a bride who cannot conceive. Enticed by whispers that the Nyth Cigran-a secretive coven of witches rumored to wield forbidden powers of the flesh-may still live Koen ventures into the treacherous Wastelands far from the safety of Blackdown Castle.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>There he meets Erikini an orphan girl who can hear the dead. Together they discover that the witches' aid comes at a steep price subjecting Koen to grueling trials that push him to his limits.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As Koen confronts the harsh realities of sacrifice and the painful truth that some must suffer for others to prosper his journey evolves into a relentless battle for his soul-where compromise is impossible. His decisions will determine not only his destiny but also the future of the realm he is sworn to protect.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In the end he must face the ultimate question: how much is he willing to sacrifice for a son and heir?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Koen is the prequel to the Absolution of the Morning Star series. It is the tale of the mysterious disappearance of Erikson Gray's father before he was born.</span></p>