In the shadowed halls of Aradia, a young queen stands alone against the storm.

At twenty-five, Elidia Lorian inherits a throne teetering on the edge of ruin. Barons circle like wolves, the eastern clans withhold their grain, and whispers of regency threaten to unseat her before she can prove herself. Half the court sees only a girl playing at power—beautiful, untested, and easily broken.

But Elidia is no fragile ornament. Guided by the ancient Ranger Gil—her father’s sworn brother and a shadow older than the oaks—she reaches for unlikely allies: a brilliant mage with a teasing smile, a charismatic knight whose loyalty could shift kingdoms, and a grieving mother rediscovering her fire.

As Lord Caelan Goff tightens his noose—starving the realm with sealed passes, besieging strongholds, and unleashing forbidden death magic—Elidia must forge a family stronger than any army. In a world where ambition wields hammers and loyalty grows quietly in ancient groves, one woman will rise to prove that true crowns are not seized… they are earned.

A Queen's Ascension is the gripping first chapter of The Chronicles of Aradia—a tale of found family, quiet courage, and the fierce beauty of a queen who refuses to bend.

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