Songbird of the Sorrows

Book one of Braidee Otto's debut adult romantic fantasy series, Myths of the Empyrieos. Banished from the Palace of Sorrows as a child, Princess Aella was raised by the Aviary, a secret intelligence network that trains orphans as spies. Ordered to infiltrate a rival kingdom, Aella must obey her masters and, above all, love no one, until a dangerous mission alongside a member of the enemy court forces her to choose between duty and a connection she can't ignore. A heist-and-trials fantasy romance with rich world-building and a toe-curling forbidden romance, for fans of The Bridge Kingdom.