A Blade of Ember, a Queen of Ice, and a Forbidden Oath

In a realm of eternal winter, a forgotten princess survives as a royal guard, her true identity hidden behind a mask of steel. When the merciless Ice Queen she's sworn to protect announces a contest for her hand, Elara is forced to compete to keep her secrets buried. But wielding her family's legendary blade of living fire awakens a magic she was oath-bound to deny, threatening to melt the frozen heart of the queen and consume them both in a war between fire and ice. To save her kingdom, she must choose: betray her queen and reclaim her destiny, or watch the world freeze forever.