When the bookish and unassuming Queen Petronella of Epera fails in her only duty - to provide an heir to her dying kingdom - she's forced to leave her cloistered life, and seek help from an unlikely source.

Pursued by soldiers ordered to drag her to her death and reliant on her own resources, Petronella embarks on a perilous journey to Oceanis, a land of forbidden magic and seductive temptation. What she discovers there challenges everything she knows about her life.

As time runs out and the two nations descend into the tragedy of a bitter conflict, Petronella faces her own destiny and finds herself confronted by a heart-wrenching dilemma. Only she can save her kingdom and claim her crown, but the price may be more than she can bear.

Queen of Swords is the first in a standalone adult fantasy series, Tales from the Tarot.