Brigid Kemmerer returns with the sizzling, high-stakes sequel to the No.1 international bestseller Warrior Princess Assassin—where the betrayals are deeper, the magic burns brighter, and love might be the most dangerous weapon of all.
CAPTIVE. Asher has always sworn loyalty to Jory, the princess he’s loved from afar—but now the King of Incendar has claimed a place in his heart too. Someone wants them both dead, and only Asher’s blade can keep them safe. Yet his past won’t let him go, and he must decide if he can break free—or remain prisoner to his old scars.
TRAITOR. Princess Jory of Astranza agreed to marry the King of Incendar to secure peace, but betrayal runs closer than she ever imagined. With her own brother unmasked as her enemy, two kingdoms teeter on the edge. To protect her people, she must take the throne. But there are still dark secrets to unravel that will force Jory to confront where her true allegiance lies.
KING. Maddox Kyronan has discovered trust—and something more—with his reluctant bride and her deadly protector, but the fragile alliance between their nations still threatens to unravel. His people are starving. His enemies are circling in. Torn between the crown and his heart, Ky risks losing it all.
As buried truths surface and tensions reach a breaking point, Jory, Asher, and Ky must confront the desires that could save their kingdoms—or shatter them forever.
The series
At the heart of Braided Fate are three lives moving toward one another under the weight of expectation and hidden truths, each carrying a different kind of power and fear.
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One is a fire-bound king whose magic is both his greatest weapon and his slowest undoing. He rules a kingdom built on flame, strength, and tradition, yet every choice he makes feels like a gamble against time. His arc is shaped by responsibility rather than ambition, and by the quiet dread that saving his people may cost him everything else. Power, for him, is not about dominance but endurance, learning how far he is willing to bend before he breaks.
Opposite him stands a princess raised in a land where weather answers to bloodlines and ancient vows. Her magic is fragile, fading, and closely guarded, mirroring her own uncertainty about her place in a world that expects certainty from her. She is not driven by conquest but by the need to understand who she can become when her inheritance no longer defines her. Her journey is deeply internal, marked by restraint, observation, and the slow realization that survival sometimes requires defiance.
Threaded between them is an assassin whose loyalty has always been clear, until it no longer is. Trained to kill without hesitation, this character brings a grounded, often unsettling perspective to the story. Violence is familiar, but trust is not, and the conflict between duty and desire becomes impossible to ignore as alliances shift. Their presence adds constant tension, both emotional and physical, forcing the others to confront uncomfortable truths about control, guilt, and choice.
Together, these characters form the emotional core of Braided Fate. Their relationships are shaped by suspicion as much as attraction, and by moments of connection that feel dangerous in a world built on secrets. As their paths intertwine, the series explores how love, power, and fate collide, not in grand declarations, but in small, irreversible decisions that change the course of kingdoms.
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