The Ironbound Pact (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798181294813)

In a kingdom where magic is dictated by aristocratic blood, a common-born runecrafter is about to weaponize the earth itself. Elara's brilliant architectural magic is the only thing that can save her starving homeland from a corrupt crown engineering a devastating famine. To steal the ancient ward-stone needed to heal her province, she must ally with her exact opposite: Kaelen Vance, the academy's deadliest Vanguard Captain and heir to a powerful duchy. What begins as a fake courtship to navigate deadly academic politics quickly ignites into a passionate, equal partnership. When the crown deploys a ruthless royal legion to crush her village, Elara and Kaelen must combine her structural genius and his kinetic combat skills to fight back. The Architect's War is an epic romantic fantasy about defying empires, breaking class divides, and building a sanctuary from the ashes of a broken world.