The Cold Heir

She killed his father and told him it was natural causes. He believed her. That was three years ago. Vivienne has run the northern throne since she was six years old, when she was taken hostage and raised beside the crown prince like a pet with a knife in her hem. Now she runs the council, the letters, and the king — quietly, completely, and without apology. Then a letter arrives in her dead father's cipher, and the only person she can take it to is the man whose father she murdered. One carriage. Two months. A border dispute that needs solving and a secret that will not stay quiet. By the time they reach the ice court, Aedan has learned everything — and made a decision neither of them can take back. A dark enemies to lovers fantasy romance for readers who want their heroine competent, cold, and finally, quietly, chosen.