Curse and the Crown

How could a visit to the kingdom's capital turn disastrous so quickly? As a commoner, Kaylina Korbian's duty is to bow to aristocrats, avoid rabble-rousers, and call the haughty royal rangers "my lord"-especially the arrogant Vlerion of Havartaft. Handsome, powerful, and a legendary swordsman, he's the last person you'd want to cross. Naturally, Kaylina irks him at their first meeting, and he arrests her. Unbeknownst to her, the city is dealing with political strife and assassinations, and the rangers are on edge. Kaylina must work with Vlerion to clear suspicion from her name, even as she unearths a dark secret about him that will either bind them together… or get her killed. Shadows of Winter is a thrilling fantasy adventure perfect for fans of slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance.

All Kaylina ever longed to do was open her own meadery and prove her worth to her family. She didn't want to develop feelings for the haughty royal ranger, Lord Vlerion, and she definitely didn't want to be accused of trying to poison the queen. But a conniving competitor has framed her, and now the Kingdom Guard is hunting her down. Vlerion wants to help, but a rebel faction has learned that he's cursed to turn into a deadly beast when his emotions are aroused. They're blaming numerous murders on him and demanding his death. Caught in a city far more dangerous and chaotic than she expected, Kaylina must avoid capture while finding evidence to clear her name. If she can't, she may lose Vlerion-and her own life.

Kaylina must dodge assassins and kidnappers while revelations about her past, and power she never knew she had, stun her to the core. She has the support of Lord Vlerion, the ranger she's developed feelings for, but he has problems of his own, and an insidious plot threatens to take him from her forever.