Frida Harkbourne was born into a cursed family where no daughter lives to adulthood. Sickly and always on the brink of death, she’s forced into a political marriage with the feared war hero, Duke Daniel Richards.
But on the wedding day, he never shows up—and she’s left with a husband who’s in a coma.
With no one watching her, Frida quietly takes over the duchy and starts fixing everything, turning the once lifeless land into something thriving. Three years later, the duke finally wakes up… and finds a soft-spoken but stubborn duchess who’s completely changed his territory.
Now, with court politics, hidden enemies, and inheritance fights closing in, the two of them have no choice but to work together. The only problem? Frida’s running out of time—and she might not live long enough to see it all through.