Written exclusively for members of Kate M. Colby's Reader List, The Kingdom's Cogsmith is a FREE Desertera short story that takes place after The Cogsmith's Daughter (Desertera #1).
After facing trial and navigating noble society, all Aya Cogsmith wants is to reopen her father's shop and start her new life in Portside. But her fellow merchants have other plans. Disgusted by Aya's past as a courtesan and obsessed with her royal relationship, they greet her with open animosity.
Can Aya overcome the villagers' scorn to run her business? And, more importantly, will she earn their respect as the kingdom's cogsmith?
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