The Prince's Son - The Five Kingdoms, #2

Think 'Lord of the Rings' with a 'Game of Thrones' edge. Nessa Haddo has been raised to pursue what every young noblewoman needs: a suitable husband. Unfortunately for her, as a younger twin, her prospects are limited. Things start to look up when she lays eyes on the handsome foreign envoy sent to escort her sister to an arranged marriage, but her romantic fantasies quickly entangle her in events beyond her darkest nightmares.
Compared to his last mission, ex-spy Rustam Chalice's new assignment sounds simple:  wrangle an unwieldy bridal caravan across a mountain range populated by bandits, trolls, werecats, and worse, try to cajole a traumatized princess out of her self-imposed isolation, and arrive on time for the politically sensitive wedding. What could possibly go wrong?Meanwhile, Lady Risada - the woman who haunts Rustam's dreams - is struggling to adjust to a normal life.
All her carefully honed assassin's instincts scream warnings of foul play, yet she can find nothing obviously amiss. And deep in the halls of a mountain clan, an old enemy plucks his victims' strings with expert malice. THE PRINCE'S SON is book #2 in THE FIVE KINGDOMS series, but can also be read as a stand alone novel.