The choice is hers... but what if she didn't have to choose?When twenty-one-year-old Penelope Frey is chosen to travel to Oresteia, her coastal Kingdom's rival land, she makes a different choice - leaving her family and crown behind to go to war alongside her oldest friend. But war is never simple. As loyalties fracture and buried truths rise to the surface, Penelope begins to question who she's really fighting for - and whether she made the right choice after all.Caught between duty and desire, Penelope must decide how far she's willing to go. Can she protect her people? Or will the path she's chosen lead to their ruin?The Dagger's Tide is a gripping tale of sacrifice, magic, betrayal, and new beginnings. This compelling sequel to The Mountain's Crown continues Macayla Dawn's breathtaking fantasy series: The Fated Paths Duology.