The Heirs of Duty - Braenduir Chronicles, #1

What could be an easier way to earn a plump pouch of gold than to idle in a palace for a couple of moons' turns, protecting a princess from the assassins closing in on her from all directions? Thus imagines Toren Eddesen, a peace-loving mercenary from the northern queendom of Aenerhjelm, and accepts the place as Princess Miona's shield in the court of Girania. He's barely stepped into the little lady's service, however, when it turns out, he couldn't have been more mistaken. What does a princess do when her king and father-in-law decides to pair her with his abominable cousin to produce an heir which her boy husband is unable to conceive? Does she submit to her fate and think about the handsome, young knight of her Chamber Guard until the deed is done? Anything but if you ask Lady Irana Rofinnar, the future queen of Erephonia.
She doesn't hesitate to put the future of the Kingdoms in jeopardy to maintain her virtue and determine her own destiny. What does a common soldier from the north do when he wants to gain glory? Volunteers for the war in the Kingdoms, of course! Arron Grethsen, a charming archer from Aenerhjelm, bound by his promise to his roommate, enlists to fight in Erephonia regardless of the warning of an ancient augur he meets in the World of Dreams.
Before he dashes to do heroic deeds, fate produces a wild card from her sleeve. The onyx-eyed mercenary, Arron meets on the enlisting day has the power to flip his world upside down.  Braenduir Chronicles is an adventurous high fantasy book series that follows the winding paths of heroes and heroines of the Torn Continent. If you're a fan of character-based, adventurous fantasy, laced with a whit of romance you will find this series to your liking!