K C Hawke

The Black Ruby K C Hawke

Her mother murdered. Her father, the King, brainwashed by a mysterious and evil woman. Drea finds herself on the run. Her necessary escape, sparked by an altercation and unexplainable incident, leaves one man dead and Drea questioning her own innocence. With a hidden identity, her title of "princess" lost in the chaos, Drea escapes with a young man who comes to her aid just in the nick of time. Believed to be a mere commoner, Drea attempts to create a new life with the young man in his small village. Aryka, the evil witch who stole her father and the kingdom, unfortunately, has other plans. Hunting for the last heir to the throne while building her army, Aryka steals the one thing most precious to Drea: her one true love, Lianen. After years in hiding, Drea is forced to return to the castle. Not only to try and free her father and return the kingdom to its rightful hands, but to find her love, Lianen, an innocent pawn Aryka used to lure her nemesis home. With only the strength of will on her side and the help from an unlikely source, will Drea be able to beat the evil, false queen? An opponent who seemingly plays by her own rules? Or will she be the next and last royal victim to fall?