The Empty Throne

<p><em>Loyalties fracture. A blood feud burns. And the fate of the realm hangs in the balance.</em></p><p>As the kingdom teeters on the brink of war the Blackwater rule is all but destroyed and two mighty houses - each led by lords unwilling to yield - head for a clash that will ultimately decide the fate of the realm leaving each house forever changed.</p><p>And in the shadows of power a young handmaiden guards a dangerous secret a scorned heir fights desperately for approval and a vilified royal companion must protect a princess caught in the chaos of a shattered kingdom.</p><p>Lines are being drawn. Loyalties will be tested. And not all will live to see the outcome.</p><p><strong><em>Book Two of The Blackwater Chronicles - a dark character-driven medieval fantasy of power betrayal loss and survival.</em></strong></p>