Lady Smoke

In the gripping second installment of the Ash Princess series, Lady Smoke, Theodosia, once a prisoner and the Ash Princess, seeks to reclaim her throne from the Kaiser who murdered her mother. Armed with her sharp intellect and newfound title, she faces the daunting task of rallying an army to free her enslaved people, relying on the guidance of her formidable aunt, the pirate Dragonsbane. But the path to liberation demands sacrifices, including an unprecedented marriage for an Astrean Queen, as Theo fights to save her country without losing her identity.