Glory fades but enemies last forever.

Imperial War Duchess Elizabeth von Sarmas returns from campaigning in the Thumb to find a new country on the Empire’s western border, and rumors of intrigue swirling around the Imperial court. Emperor Thomas, young and untried, wants nothing to do with his father’s councilors and commanders, instead listening to younger men, men with plans of their own. As King Laurence of Frankonia sets a trap for the new emperor, Elizabeth’s enemies wage a private war, turning her monarch against her and threatening her marriage, her home, and her life. Can Elizabeth find a way to save her husband and the empire she swore to serve, as the whole world turns against her?

She’ll gain the victory – or die trying!