Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01L7KT3BI When the assassinations and attacks started, Prince Astar hired an investigator. When the third investigator went missing he knew he had to try something different. He hired a criminal. Kyra is as beautiful as she is smart. A near perfect recall makes her an exception thief and forgery expert. When her handler tells he that the prince wants to hire her for a legit job she is surprised and intrigued. But she has no intention of being the 4th dead royal investigator, so she hires the one person she knows can protect her. The one person even the bad guys are scared of... Bazur is a half-orc mercenary with a reputation for destruction, who lives alone in the badlands around Pera. He cares not for the politics of Draisha nor its prince. But there is something about Kyra that makes him say yes to being her bodyguard. But the budding chemistry between the beautiful thief and the lonely warrior will mean nothing if he can't keep her alive. A task easier said than done once she agreed to become the royal investigator. For someone is launching a campaign of terror against the prince and his allies and has no intention of being caught. A dead investigator tells no tales...

The most unlikely pair of Royal Investigators are at it again! When a business partner is suspected of stealing, the prince once again calls on Kyra. However, this time Bazur has a mission of his own, dealing with a horde of marauding trolls. But when a simple thievery investigation turns into murder, Kyra finds herself in jail and Bazur will stop at nothing to get his beautiful partner back.

Kyra and Bazur are back. The kingdom of Draisha has enemies and the prince needs Kyra and Bazur to stop them. The problem is they need to work separately. Kyra must travel to her homeland to help negotiate a tricky trade deal to secure peace while Bazur must head into Orc lands to help fight off the powerful armies of the Oclesh. Can this dynamic duo survive on their own? Will being seperated be their undoing or their salvation?