The Zemkoska Chronicles

Twenty-five years ago, there was life. Twenty-five years ago, there was peace when the descendants of the dryads and naiads kept all life in balance. Until one fateful night when the Oderbergs invaded, executed the royal house of Domonov and took Domovnia for their own, ruling with an iron fist and an edict of fear.

Now that her schooling is over, pampered princess, Ouna Domonov must turn her attentions to the needs of the realm; such as marrying a Waterborn Descendant of the Naiads to help uphold the Balance. But she doesn’t want her hideous intended, nor her responsibilities. All she wants is to have fun with her best friend, who must soon face her own royal duties. As a last hurrah before the wedding bells sound, the friends head north for Vinterfest.

Princess Algaia Domonov’s world is turned upside down when she discovers she may not be the daughter of the dryads she always believed herself to be. As she ponders her possible new identity, enemy forces from the North reach the border, and conscription is enacted, calling on one able-bodied person from each family to fight…except for her own. Not seeing her status as a reason for exemption, Algaia flees the safety of the palace to join her subjects at war.