Introduction: In the Eburnean Kingdom, power isn’t inherited—it’s stolen. Nikolai knows better than anyone.Exiled to the brutal borderlands, he's spent years carefully plotting against the queen who ripped his family apart and stole his brother’s throne. He has no desire to rule—vengeance is his crown, and he will see his brother restored to power, no matter the cost.And then his stepmother ruins everything… by sending him a wife.The Raven General is a warrior first, a princess second, and a proper lady never. She’s the heir to a ruthless clan, a decorated war hero, and the kind of person who settles disputes with her sword first. A living legend, she's fought tooth and nail to command the fiercest army in the land.General Faye does not kneel. She does not curtsy. She does not play nice. They were never supposed to meet. They were certainly never supposed to marry.But as war is coming. Enemies are closing in, and Nikolai would very much like to keep his terrifying new wife at a safe distance. The problem? Faye has never been one to follow orders.Romance has no place in a world like theirs. Not to mention, Nikolai has a revolution to plan, and his wife is a serious risk to... pretty much everything!But that’s the thing about love—like war, it doesn’t play fair.  There is a fine, fine line between romance and bloodshed.And they are very determined to test it....