Regent's Mate

<p><em>Strategy is when even your worst-case scenario is a victory</em></p><p></p><p>Benjamin Adamant has murdered his sister and most of her family seizing control of the star systems of the Kingdom of Adamant in a violent coup. He has plans within plans but despite his military skills he missed two of his sister's children.</p><p></p><p>Nikolai Adamant has fought his uncle on the ground of their homeworld for a long and bloody year. Forced back behind the walls of the Kingdom's mightiest fortress he has a plan that risks everything he has left but should place him on his mother's throne.</p><p></p><p>Lorraine Adamant has been to Earth and back. She has forged allies and gathered a force of powerful self-aware battlecruisers. Once more in the Kingdom she has a plan to overthrow her uncle and restore the balance and traditions of her people's democracy and monarchy combined.</p><p></p><p>Even if Lorraine's plan works her kingdom will still be broken. She will have to face the ramifications of her uncle's plans and actions... and the consequences of her own.</p>