Threads of Conceit - Core, #4

A space opera trilogy full of dark secrets, gender shifts, aliens and betrayal with a dash of romance and a slash of gore. Chardon and Halfar are leaders of their perspective race and neither seems to have a handle on how to govern. This leads to messy battles, back stabbing, massive debts and ... possibly love? Dark secrets can change the fate of an entire race. The question is can they put aside their differences in order to join forces and fix it.