The Romance
A Proper Slow Burn
Bastian and Liyana begin with suspicion, arguments and a rescue neither of them wanted. Expect enemies-to-lovers banter, forced proximity and a grumpy hero falling first — not instant devotion.
Clan Warriors · Book One
The Shattered Kingdom
An adult enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance. A defiant princess frees the Clan warrior her king jailed for saving her — and flees north with him as the kingdom falls. Included with Kindle Unlimited. Letitia Bancroft’s Clan Warriors is unrelated to Erin Hunter’s Warriors cat books.
The Story
He Called Her Princess Like an Insult
Liyana Adalbert has spent twenty-six years being told she is the wrong sort of royal — too loud, too kind, too willing to climb out of a window with a sack of stolen medicine. The morning the raiders come, all of that is what keeps her alive.
Bastian has cracked ribs, a black eye, and a very short list of things he cares about. She is on none of them. He saves her anyway. He keeps saving her. He would very much like to stop.
When Avardi falls and her king trades her rescuer for peace, Liyana does the one thing nobody expects of a well-behaved princess: she opens the cell door. Now they are running north with four orphaned children, a wounded clan, and an enemy who wants her taken alive — and the only thing more dangerous than what is chasing her is what is waking up inside her.
Book One of the Clan Warriors series.
Inside the Story
A Road Through a Kingdom at War
A spoiler-free glimpse of Avardi, the reluctant allies at the heart of the story, and the found family travelling north.
For Readers Who Love
Tropes & Themes
- Enemies to lovers
- Grumpy × sunshine
- He falls first
- Forced proximity
- Found family
- Touch her and die
- Hidden magic
- Wounded hero, healer heroine
- Slow burn
- Cliffhanger ending
“You don’t look like a Princess.” / “I am a Princess,” she replied tartly.
— The Shattered Kingdom
“I hate you.” / “Feeling is mutual, Princess.”
— The Shattered Kingdom
All he wanted to do, damn him, was get closer to her.
— The Shattered Kingdom
He had made his own choices, and he had chosen her. Every time. And he wasn’t even certain he knew why.
— The Shattered Kingdom
Before You Read
Is This Your Kind of Romantasy?
The Shattered Kingdom is built for readers who want the romance to earn its ground while the wider fantasy story keeps moving.
The Fantasy
A Kingdom at War
The love story travels through a secondary world of rival peoples, a fallen realm and a mountain road closing for winter. Politics, danger and found family have work to do here too.
The Reading Pact
Book One Means Book One
This is an adult, 91,000-word fantasy romance written in British English. The slow burn ends on a cliffhanger, and the Clan Warriors story continues in book two.
Ready to test the voice first? Read the opening free, then continue with Kindle Unlimited.
Formats
Choose Your Edition
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Book Details
At a Glance
- Title
- Clan Warriors: The Shattered Kingdom
- Series
- Clan Warriors, book one
- Author
- Letitia Bancroft
- Genre
- Fantasy romance (romantasy), secondary-world fantasy
- Length
- About 91,000 words · 31 chapters + epilogue
- Published
- May 2026, independently via Amazon KDP
- Language
- English (British)
- Audience
- Adult readers
- Setting
- The Realms — see the spoiler-free world guide
Reader Questions
About the Book
Is The Shattered Kingdom on Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. The Kindle edition is enrolled in Kindle Unlimited, so subscribers read it at no extra cost. It is also sold on Amazon as a Kindle ebook, paperback and hardback.
How long is The Shattered Kingdom?
About 91,000 words: thirty-one chapters and an epilogue. The paperback runs to 316 pages.
Does The Shattered Kingdom end on a cliffhanger?
Yes. It is book one of the Clan Warriors series, and the story continues in book two.
Who is The Shattered Kingdom for?
Adult readers who like their romantasy with a slow burn, a grumpy hero, a heroine who fights back, and a war going on around them. It is written in British English for a mature audience.
Can I read a sample first?
Yes — read the opening of Chapter One here, free.