The year is 209 AC, and the Seven Kingdoms appear to be thriving under the rule of King Daeron and his son, Prince Baelor. Within the Red Keep, the Targaryen family is at the very center of court and all its machinations. On one fateful day, the house of the royal blood is invited to a tourney in Ashford, a chance for them to revel in merriment and display their might to the realm. But nothing is ever simple where Targaryens are involved. Their blood is of the fire, and their passions run just as hot.
Princess Maella Targaryen arrives to the Ashford Tourney with the her family, eager to see gallant knights ride with honorable valor. Of course, it would not be a true event of the realm if there was no clashing of steel. And when a certain drunken prince finally arrives with his wayward little brother, one heart beats faster than all the rest. But what happens when a princess who is so loved, the jewel of the realm, secretly yearns for the affection of Daeron Targaryen, her cousin? Wine is split, and fire spreads. After all, the blood of the dragon runs hot through their veins, and it cannot be tamed.
It has been 13 years since the end of the Blackfyre Rebellion, and the Seven Kingdoms is at peace with King Daeron ruling over the realm with his Hand, Prince Baelor. In King’s Landing, there sits the royal family and its most precious jewel, Princess Maella Targaryen. Though there are secrets and plots aplenty in court, Princess Maella stands at the center of every celebration. One such celebration occurs at a tourney in Ashford, where the first seeds of a secret love— and a sinister plot— are planted. What fruit will these seeds bear? And how will they change Westeros? For better or for worse.
207 AC — Westeros Lord Leo Tyrell is summoned to King’s Landing to be appointed as the new Master of Coin. With him, he brings his children to charm the court and fortify the Reach’s influence. Secretly, Lord Leo hopes to find a husband for his only daughter, Lady Roslin Tyrell, who has spent years stubbornly refusing every suitor he has presented before her. Uninterested in her father’s plans for her, Lady Roslin instead accidentally becomes the lady-in-waiting for Princess Maella Targaryen, the only daughter of Prince Baelor. It is an arrangement that brings Roslin far closer to the royal family than she would have ever thought imagined, especially when it comes to the cold and impenetrable Prince Maekar Targaryen. What will happen when a rose is planted in the heart of a dragon’s den? Only time will tell…
During the Dance of the Dragons, many Targaryens fell and were reduced to ash, but one thing remained… their legacy. The civil war ended the same, with King Aegon III coming into power and continuing the royal bloodline, but this time the dragons survived the dance. The year is now 209 AC, and House Targaryen holds power over the Seven Kingdoms with ten dragons under their yoke. Though the realm is at peace, it is not without its own turmoils. The only one who seems shielded by the ambitions and plots of court is Princess Maella Targaryen, the Jewel of the Realm. She cares for nothing more than to ride her dragon and dote on her family. But nothing is ever that simple, especially when fire and blood is involved…
