The King's Hidden Assassin: Blades of the Broken Crown

By J. T. Jordan

EXCERPT:
He was reaching for the year they needed, and she was reaching for the same file, and their hands landed on the same leather binding.

Neither of them moved. The archive was absolutely quiet. The lamplight was warm and gold and created a small circle of reality around them while everything else faded into dark. Adrian's hand was on hers. Not pressing down. Not demanding.

Simply - there.

TITLE:
The King's Hidden Assassin - Blades of the Broken Crown, Book Three

DESCRIPTION:
Adrian has ruled Valdria for years without trusting anyone with the full weight of his vulnerability. Nyssa exists in his court officially as no one - an invisible protector, present in every shadow, acknowledged by no one. When a conspiracy within the palace threatens the king's life and everything he has built, they must work together in secret, in darkness, in a space where protocol cannot reach them. A slow-burn court romance built on restraint and precision, The King's Hidden Assassin is the story of two people who defined themselves by what they could not allow - and who find, in three seconds of shared darkness, that the definitions were always wrong.

- Slowest of slow-burn romantasy - king and bodyguard forbidden romance with maximum romantic tension
- Dark fantasy novel for fans of court intrigue, secret protectors, and enemies-who-circle-each-other
- Political thriller elements: court betrayal, hidden spy networks, espionage within the palace walls
- Emotionally guarded characters forced into proximity - ideal for readers who love internal conflict and restraint
- Rich, atmospheric writing with gothic court settings, archives, candlelit investigation scenes
- Standalone HEA with series arc - all six books reward readers who love both self-contained romance and long-game plot
- Book Three of six - the conspiracy that began in books one and two deepens substantially here

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXDTZPS3
• ISBN13: 9798257527333
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"