A royal marriage meant to end a war becomes the beginning of a far more personal battle in The Barter of Crowns. Princess Rhyne has been offered as the price of peace, but surviving her new circumstances will require more than obedience, especially when betrayal waits behind promises and loyalty comes from an unexpected source. Sir Elijah Bishop knows the cost of war better than most, yet protecting Rhyne may demand a price even he is unprepared to pay. Against a backdrop of rival kingdoms, political bargains, violence, and uneasy alliances, a dangerous attachment takes root between two people who cannot afford to forget what is at stake. Dark fantasy and romance meet in a story about the difference between being traded as a prize and choosing for yourself what, and whom, you are willing to fight for.