The Winter Duke – An enchanted tale of intrigue (Paperback)

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Ekata has spent her life waiting for escape. Once her brother is named heir to the dukedom of Kylma Above, she expects to leave behind a family shaped by violence and ambition. Even the allure of Kylma Below, the underwater realm that feeds their power, is not enough to keep her tied to a future she never wanted.

In The Winter Duke, that future collapses overnight. A mysterious sleeping sickness claims the ruling family, and Ekata wakes to a crown she never sought, a marriage she did not choose, and a court already weighing her for weakness. Her brother’s new wife, a formidable warrior with her own secrets, becomes both ally and enigma.

As Ekata navigates a throne built on fragile magic and older threats, survival depends on learning how power truly moves through Kylma. The Winter Duke is a quiet study of inheritance and consent, set in a world where rule is never neutral, and stepping into authority means reckoning with what you are willing to become.