The Climbers

The Duchess of Aragon finds herself trapped in the crosshairs of a toxic royal obsession when King Ferdinand VII of Spain decides she is his next conquest. This unwanted attention sparks a lethal jealousy in the King's mistress, Countess Veya, who orchestrates a ruthless campaign to have the Duchess purged from the court. Exiled to the rugged, lawless wilds of Puerto Rico, the Duchess is stripped of her aristocratic protection and forced into a brutal survivalist existence. In a radical departure from her high-born origins, she must master the ways of the frontier—learning to ride like a cowboy, handle firearms, and engage in deadly duels with brigands. This is a story of a woman forced to shed the skin of a noble to survive the heart of a survivor.