USA Today Bestseller
An Amazon Best of the Month Selection
In New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aikenâs gripping new fantasy romance series, the Blacksmith Queen must confront armies and pretenders desperate to take her new-won crown. But with the Princess Knight at her side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, sheâll risk everything for victory ...
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN
Gemma Smythe dedicated her life to the glory of battle. With her fellow War Monks, she worshipped the war gods, rained destruction on her enemies, and raised the dead when the fancy took her. Until her sister Keeley became the prophesied Blacksmith Queen, and Gemma broke faith with her order to journey to the Amichai Mountain and fight by Keeleyâs side.
The Amichai warriors are an unruly, never-to-be-tamed lot, especially their leader-in-waiting, Quinn. But when the War Monks declare support for Gemmaâs ruthless younger sister Beatrix, the immaturity of her key ally is the least of Gemmaâs problems. She has to get to the grand masters, dispel their grudge against her, and persuade them to fight for Keeley and justice. If her conviction canât sway them, perhaps Quinnâs irritating, irreverent, clearly unhinged, ferocity will win the day ...
âElectrically fun ... turns the usual fairy-tale class dynamics upside down ... this is a book that encourages trust in peopleâs goodness, if not their patience or good sense. Itâs light on the romance, but prodigiously good for the heart.ââNew York Times