BATTLE OF VERDANTS

The crown awaits its true master.The kingdom holds its breath.In the kingdom of EdenRock, power is a fragile thing coveted by many but held by few. Darius, the ambitious brother of the late King Alaric, seizes the throne in a ruthless, bloody coup. With northern elites bowing to his will and the capital firmly under his control, he prepares to reshape the kingdom in his ruthless image.But Darius’s ambition has long blinded him to the legacy of the true ruler-Alaric’s son, Halsten, a warrior prince living in the southern territories. Battle-hardened and burning with righteous fury, Halsten rallies his loyal soldiers to avenge his parents’ death and destroy the usurper who dares wear his father’s crown.As uncle and nephew face off, will Darius’s hunger for the throne empower him as the eternal monarch he dreams of, or will Halsten’s righteous anger restore the crown to its rightful heir?When the Crown Bleeds plunges readers into a visceral tale of betrayal and vengeance in an unyielding quest for power with the kingdom’s future hanging in the balance. Only one can rule, and the consequences of their struggle will shake the very foundation of the kingdom itself.