Part of Blood and Ash
First published 2020
Poppy's world collapses when she learns that everything she believed about herself and her destiny as the Maiden was fabricated. The man she was falling for, Casteel Da'Neer, is actually the Dark One, Prince of Atlantia, who has taken her from everything she knew. Now she finds herself among people who view her as a symbol of their enemy kingdom. Casteel needs her alive and unharmed to accomplish his goals, but Poppy has her own agenda. She wants to locate her brother Ian and discover if he has truly become one of the soulless Ascended. Working alongside Casteel instead of fighting him creates new dangers, especially since he continues to tempt her at every turn. He offers her everything she has ever desired, but his plans for her involve both extraordinary pleasure and terrible pain. Meanwhile, unrest spreads through Atlantia as they wait for their Prince's return. War whispers grow louder, and Poppy stands at the center of it all. The King seeks to use her as a weapon, the Descenters want her dead, and the wolven become increasingly volatile. As her powers to sense pain and emotion strengthen, even the Atlantians begin to fear what she might become.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, young-adult, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance
Vibes: dark, emotionally-charged, fast-paced, intense, seductive, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family, kidnapping, slow-burn-romance
Setting: Atlantia
637 pages · Kindle Edition · Blue Box Press
Content warnings: kidnapping, sexual-content, violence