The Crownless War (The Horn and Flame Saga Book 5)
About
The world they built from ash is about to be tested by fire.
Four years have passed since Aeloria Valdren and Caelan Ardent led their people across the sea to the lost volcanic kingdom of Vaelcairn. What began as exile has become Oathwatch: a fierce new home of dragon-riders, Vanguard soldiers, elves, druids, dwarves, centaurs, beast-kin, refugees and survivors who refused to kneel.
For the first time in years, they have something worth protecting.
But across the sea, the stolen throne of Valdren still bleeds.
Soren, the False King, clings to Crownhold and to the lie that Aeloria is still his lawful wife. Marovar tightens its grip. Liorayne sharpens law into a weapon. The Merrowen trade route begins to fail. And beneath root, mirror, stone and blood, the ancient Crownless Queens are pressing harder against the weakening locks of the world.
When Vaelion’s strange and terrifying power begins to awaken, it becomes clear that Aeloria and Caelan’s son is far more than a prince of horn and flame. He is a bridge between beasts and people, truth and lies, locks and keys — and the old queens have noticed.
As dragons gather over Vaelcairn and war spreads across the continent, Aeloria must decide how much of herself she is willing to unleash to defend the kingdom she forged from ruin. Caelan must face the bloodline he never asked for, the crown waiting in his bones, and the enemy who has haunted every shadow of their marriage.
Greyfall will burn.
Crownhold will tremble.
And before the Crownless War is over, love, loyalty, blood and flame will demand a price no one can escape.
The Crownless War is Book Five in The Horn and Flame Saga, an epic romantic fantasy series filled with dragons, ancient magic, warrior queens, found family, brutal battles, political betrayal and a love powerful enough to shake kingdoms.