title: Queen of the Ashes
author: Scurrah, A.J.
description: Cursed with the ability to tell truth from lies, Chance Nightshade — heiress to a powerful werewolf dynasty — is used to being confronted with the uncomfortable reality of things. But when the abrupt news of a death in the family snowballs into an outright declaration of war with a neighbouring vampire province, everything she knows and trusts is thrown into question. Chance finds herself questioning who stands the most to gain from the ruin of her family: vampires seeking to expand their territory in Melbourne City, or something even more sinister... someone plotting for her throne?The more Chance learns, the more she finds her heart divided: she cannot help but come to love the enemy. Magic, might and minds collide in a cataclysmic confrontation that threatens to expose the whole shadow world, forcing Chance to reevaluate who the real enemy is. Who, if anyone, deserves her obedience? What bridges will she burn in pursuit of her ambitions? For in the heat of the moment, only one thing is clear: if she is to prevent the destruction of everything she holds dear, she must take up her father's mantle as City Alpha... whether he's willing to step down or not