{"product_id":"the-half-hearted-queen-the-shattered-king","title":"The Half-Hearted Queen (The Shattered King, Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNym's love for Prince Renn went unspoken, and now an enemy king holds her as a bargaining piece. Charlie N. Holmberg's \u003cem\u003eThe Half-Hearted Queen\u003c\/em\u003e brings the Shattered King duology to its close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook two and the conclusion of the Shattered King duology, following \u003cem\u003eThe Shattered King\u003c\/em\u003e (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark fantasy with a forbidden romance at its center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent note: war, captivity and violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover from 47North, published March 3, 2026; 383 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kingdoms of Cansere and Sesta are at war. King Nicosia keeps Nym captive and wants more from her than leverage: her bond with Renn runs through magic as well as feeling, and he means to turn it against the prince. Inside his palace, Nym looks for a way out as its secrets surface. Renn, meanwhile, faces a prophecy, a contested succession and an alliance that would cost him Nym.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book follows directly from \u003cem\u003eThe Shattered King\u003c\/em\u003e, so readers new to the duology should start there. Holmberg's fantasy readers, and anyone drawn to court intrigue with a romance running through it, will find both threads carried to the end in this 47North hardcover. Holmberg splits the story between a prisoner searching for a door and a prince being asked to close one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie N. Holmberg writes fantasy and romance and has been a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestseller. Her series include the Paper Magician, Spellbreaker and Whimbrel House books, and she also publishes contemporary romance as C. N. Holmberg. Her work has appeared in more than twenty languages, and she has been a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards, the RITA and an ALA honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"47north","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48026692321429,"sku":"NEW-ING-1662531192","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/upload-1789784855861.jpg?v=1789784857","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/the-half-hearted-queen-the-shattered-king","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}