The Forged Heart (The Veridion Saga) Paperback – March 30, 2026

Aeltyria has been conquered for twenty-four years.Its people stripped of magic. Its rebellion long since crushed.Aleaia Dieter was not raised to fight that fate—only to survive it.A soldier in the empire that destroyed her homeland, she has spent years learning how to endure, obey, and stay alive within enemy ranks.Until the balance begins to break.Until the war she thought was over starts again.And at its center stands Valerius di Calesia—prince, commander… and the man she should never trust.He is the empire’s weapon.She is its subject.But the line between them is thinner than it should be—and far more dangerous.Because what grows between them is not soft.Not safe.And not something either of them can afford.As rebellion stirs and old powers awaken, Aleaia must choose:Remain the empire’s blade…or become the force that brings it to its knees.Because in a war built on conquest and control—love is not a weakness.It is a threat. Read more