Four Heirs, One Cursed Crown, and a Secret That Could Destroy a Kingdom

For generations, the Vale family has ruled from a magnificent throne built on blood, secrets, and lies. But when Prince Adrian, the kingdom's beloved heir, is suddenly declared dead, Princess Amara Vale discovers that nothing about her family's history is what she was taught to believe.

A mysterious message appears beside her brother's supposed body. The ancient royal crown vanishes from its vault. And then Adrian's body disappears.

As Amara searches for the truth, she uncovers a terrifying secret buried beneath the palace: she is not the only hidden heir.

Four siblings were separated at birth. Each carries a different piece of an ancient royal prophecy, and together they possess the power to either save the kingdom—or destroy the throne forever.

But someone has been killing anyone who gets too close to the truth.

With enemies inside the palace, a secret council controlling the kingdom, and a long-lost mother who may not be as dead as everyone believed, Amara must decide whom she can trust—including the brothers she never knew she had.

At the center of it all is the cursed crown.

It promises power.

It demands blood.

And it has chosen Amara.

To save her family and free the kingdom from generations of darkness, Amara must uncover the truth about her birth, confront the people who betrayed her family, and make the ultimate choice:

Wear the crown and die—or destroy it and end the dynasty forever.

In a kingdom where everyone has something to hide, the most dangerous secret may be the truth about who Amara really is.

L. J. Carter, Maria J. Sinclair & Linda B. Shorts

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