Tempest Borne: Prelude to Tempest Rise by Alaina Stanford is a sweeping tale of passion, peril, and political intrigue set in a realm on the brink of unraveling. 

As war-torn nations vie for dominance and fragile alliances tremble beneath the weight of ancient secrets, Prince Mikel must choose between duty and heart—between the love he longs for and the legacy he's destined to uphold. Amid mounting storms, a vanished mother, and the unborn heir to a fractured throne, loyalties will be tested and empires redefined. The tempest is rising... and no soul will remain untouched.