Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

When teenage queen Lia inherits her corrupt uncle’s bankrupt kingdom, she brings a new spymaster into the fold … Xania, who takes the job to avenge her murdered father. Faced with dangerous plots and hidden enemies, can Lia and Xania learn to rely on each another, as they discover that all is not fair in love and treason? In a world where the throne means both power and duty, they must decide what to sacrifice for their country and for each other …
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Suicide
- Self-harm
- Alcohol consumption
- Drugging
- Miscarriage mentioned
- Blood & injury depiction
- Dead body
- Emesis
- Death of a father mentioned
- Murder & attempted murder
- Torture
- Poisoning
- Near-drowning incident mentioned
- Kidnapping
- Solitary confinement & sensory deprivation, off-page
- Animal death