About Princess Of The Skulls Novel
"Princess Seraphina Blackthorne has earned her fearsome reputation as the ""Princess of the Skulls""—a deadly warrior-heir to the Shadowmere Kingdom with the rare gift of communing with the spirits of the dead through ancient skull relics. At twenty-two, she's as ruthless as she is beautiful, executing traitors at dawn without hesitation and navigating the treacherous world of royal politics with lethal precision.
Her carefully ordered world shatters when her father announces her betrothal to Prince Aldric Thornfield, a political marriage designed to unite two warring kingdoms. But this isn't just any arranged marriage—Aldric is the son of Lord Cassius Thornfield, the man who brutally murdered Seraphina's mother ten years ago. Torn between duty to her kingdom and her burning desire for vengeance, Seraphina agrees to the union while secretly plotting to destroy the Thornfield family from within.
Everything becomes infinitely more complicated when Kael Shadowbane infiltrates her castle. He's an enemy assassin hired to kill her, yet their first deadly encounter ignites a forbidden passion that threatens to consume them both. As their dangerous romance unfolds in the shadows, Seraphina finds herself caught between two men: the surprisingly kind prince she's meant to marry and the dark assassin who should be her death.
But the web of conspiracy runs deeper than anyone imagined. As Seraphina delves into her mother's hidden past, she uncovers shocking revelations that shake the foundations of everything she believed. Kael is Aldric's illegitimate half-brother. Her mother's death was no random act of violence but part of a greater conspiracy. Most terrifying of all, Seraphina possesses necromantic powers that could either save both kingdoms or reduce them to ash.
The ancient skull relics she's bonded with aren't just tools for speaking with the dead—they're prisons containing demons that have slumbered for centuries. As her power grows stronger, the barriers weaken, and something ancient and malevolent begins to stir. The marriage treaty itself harbors a dark secret: a clause that would transform Seraphina from princess to sacrifice.
With her wedding day approaching and assassins closing in from all sides, Seraphina must master her dark gifts while navigating a deadly game of politics, passion, and betrayal. She'll discover that her own father has been orchestrating events from the shadows, that her trusted allies harbor deadly secrets, and that the greatest enemy might be the growing darkness within herself.
In a world where love is a weakness and trust is a luxury she can't afford, Seraphina must choose between the crown she was born to wear and the freedom she's dying to claim. Between the prince who offers her a kingdom and the assassin who offers her his heart. Between saving those she loves and embracing the monstrous power that could make her a queen of both the living and the dead.
Some crowns are forged in fire. Others are carved from bone."