Neva Bloodbreaker, warrior and princess, is exiled from the palace in Tercia. Her stepmother wants her dead, and everyone who gets in the way is fair game.Griffith, prince and heart-throb, must make a deal with the Queen of Tercia for his father, the King of Humberland, but Neva has other ideas. She wants Humberland on her side. Griffith vows to help her, but it isn't that easy when you're fighting your feelings for the wanted and exiled princess.Reluctant to start a war, Neva holds fast to an alliance, or the people will die in her name, and that's not a battle cry she's willing to make. But her stepmother's ruthless ambitions may leave her with no choice.