Thyra of Benedor

A young warrior princess must break a generational curse to save her unborn child and salvage the fate of her kingdom.

On her eighteenth birthday, Princess Thyra, a shieldmaiden eager to prove herself to her kingdom, expected to be celebrated for her performance on the training court. Instead, she is handed the news of her arranged marriage to a northern prince. Upset, she storms to the maze-like palace gardens with her best friend Cade. But when they stumble upon a hidden enclosure, they find an ancient memorial that slowly begins to unravel the perfect image Thyra had of her kingdom–and about herself. 

Following the wedding, Thyra and Prince Zander begin bridging the gap between them, but tension erupts as Zander finds out that no firstborn ever survives in Benedor. Thyra, distraught, was raised to accept this as fate. Back from their honeymoon, Thyra finally uncovers the truth; cast by a long-exiled witch king, the curse from the garden is the reason firstborns perish.

After becoming pregnant, Thyra receives a prophecy that could change the fate of the kingdom of Benedor forever. With only five months to save her unborn child, Thyra and her prince must journey across troll-and-fae-ridden lands to the Witch Kingdom to end the curse. To forge peace with an ancient enemy, Thyra must decide exactly what she is willing to sacrifice to secure her child’s fate.