The Treaty Bride

The Treaty Bride - Book One The peace treaty between Varenmark and the Drevanic Remnant requires a marriage. Varenmark offers its last legitimate heir - Isolde Aldrath, trained Pact Archivist, recalled before her certification was complete, positioned as a bloodline asset in a negotiation she was not consulted about. The Remnant offers its most decorated general - Calder Veth, the man who led the campaign that forced Varenmark to the table, sent to Harrenveld Keep because his absence from the capital is as useful to the Ironboard as his presence at the treaty. Neither was asked. Both have reasons to refuse. Neither refuses. What follows is six weeks of negotiation in a border keep, a treaty that grows stronger than anyone planned, and two people who were built by the same kind of institution - valued for their competence, managed for their convenience - finding in each other the one person who does not require them to perform. The slow burn is real. The politics are precise. The romance earns every page. THE TREATY BRIDE is a clean, closed-door epic romantic fantasy with no magic, no chosen-one prophecy, and no supernatural elements. Power in Ashveld comes from bloodlines, ancient pacts, political architecture, and the weight of three collapsed empires. The wonder is earned through worldbuilding, not spellwork. Standalone. No cliffhanger. A complete love story with a satisfying ending. For readers of Rebecca Ross and Danielle Jensen who want more political depth - or readers of Guy Gavriel Kay who want more romance. Chronicles of the Broken Empires, Book One.

Pages: 156, Paperback, Independently published