The Ashen Queen's Bargainby Brinda PhokeerdassThe kingdom of Aethel has fallen. The Oak of Kings is ash, her father slain, her people scattered. Princess Seraphina has lost everything-except the will to fight.When the ancient prophecy whispers of a Grail hidden in the Weeping Cleft, Seraphina chooses the only path left: to bargain with the God of Death himself. The price is steep-every spell will cost her a memory, every battle will carve away a piece of her soul.Crowned the Ashen Queen, Seraphina raises an army of bones to defy the Fae King who shattered her world. But as victory after victory demands sacrifice, she risks forgetting the very love and purpose that once fueled her cause.Is a kingdom rebuilt on ash and ghosts worth the memories of who she used to be? Or will her final triumph leave her ruling over a hollow throne... with nothing left to remember?A haunting tale of power, sacrifice, and destiny, The Ashen Queen's Bargain is a dark fantasy epic for readers who crave morally grey heroines, tragic bargains, and the high price of salvation.