Crown of Ash and Oath (en Inglés) - Susan Horsnell

Crown of Ash and Oath follows King Pawelinus of Reopheral and Queen Yvaine of Echuqurian after war strips them of every easy option.

Gaivaria isn't a single enemy you can bargain with or kill; it's an empire-structured, patient, and built to absorb smaller kingdoms through armies, bureaucracy, and influence that reaches as far as ink and coin can travel.

With the Gaivarian Army pushing in from the borders and working quietly inside their courts, King Pawelinus and Queen Yvaine are forced into an alliance that can't be made public without them becoming a target.

They trade intelligence, coordinate disruptions, and make decisions that have to look routine to everyone watching. Every move has to hold up under scrutiny, because the empire won't need a battlefield victory if it can turn their systems against them.

Their pact begins as strategy, but it doesn't stay there. Under pressure, trust stops being theoretical, and proximity turns into something neither of them can dismiss.

King Pawelinus learns that Queen Yvaine's control isn't coldness-it's survival.

Queen Yvaine learns that the King's discipline isn't pride-it's an oath he means to keep.

As crowns replace titles and losses turn to ash, their partnership becomes the one thing those in control of Gaivaria can't easily predict: two rulers choosing each other as deliberately as they choose resistance.

The romance isn't a distraction from the war.

It's part of what makes them dangerous.