The Water Dragon Queen Series
Queen M’bel will do anything to save her realm—and her captive husband. But rescuing Nichel requires a desperate trade deal with the brutal Scourgers, a gamble that buys peace but fractures her marriage.
Back within the walls of Castle Sand, a bitter, emasculated Nichel spirals into a dark world of debauchery and calculation, slowly wrapping M’bel in a toxic, seductive grip. As the queen loses herself to her husband’s dangerous indulgences, the loyalty of her handmaiden, Lally, and a steadfast stonemason, Pratten, are her only lifeline.
Sensing the opportunity, the ambitious Richard le Noir orchestrates a coup to seize the throne. The man who knows her terrible secret, seeks to depose her. As the fight for control of the kingdom reaches its breaking point, a frantic plea arrives from M’bel’s sister: the Scourgers have shattered the treaty, and the Seasteads are burning. To save her birthplace, M’bel must first break free from the shackles of her own castle before her empire is overrun.
Set in a land where resources are scant and any imbalance in the eco-system will trigger natural genocide, The Water Dragon Queen is a story of resilience and personal limits as the Princess M’bel’s fight to reclaim her selfhood becomes inextricably linked with the survival of her country.
