Lamberra has spent her life scraping by in the slums of Ashvale, a girl with no last name, no future, and no place in the world beyond survival. Everything changed when she met Lady Lacey Everknight, daughter of one of the most powerful lords in Stormhaven. What starts as an unlikely friendship drags Lamberra into a dangerous world of politics, magic, and war. The truth about her past begins to unravel when Belli Mira, a gifted elven healer, shows Lamberra that she has magic. Trained in secret alongside Belli’s brother, Willow, Lamberra learns to wield both magic and steel, unknowingly stepping onto a path that will lead her to the throne of Stormhaven. As tensions between humans and elves rise, and when King Aldric arrives in Ashvale, everything takes a deadly turn. The King’s only son dies in a tragic hunting accident. Soon after, the King himself is assassinated. When the dust settles, Lamberra is surprisingly named his heir, sending rifts through the kingdom.  The throne is not hers to take. Gabriel, the King’s ruthless younger brother, seizes power in the capital, branding Lamberra a pretender and plunging the continent into war with two goals: finish the elven genocide and kill Lamberra. With Belli pushing an elven agenda of her own and Willow standing at her side, Lamberra must rally forces from the very kingdom that never wanted her. In a brutal war waged with steel and sorcery, loyalties will shatter, lives will be lost, and enemies will rise on every front.  To survive, she must become more than a girl from the slums.She must become the first Girl King.