by Nicole Erica Green
Series: Thrones of Lyr'n'dell #1
Community rating: 5/5 from 2 ratings.
I didn't ask to be the Heir. I didn't ask for the panic that curls in my chest every time my own magic threatens to burn me from the inside out. And I definitely didn't ask to be bound, soul and blood, to the most dangerous male at Lyr'n'dell Academy. I'm Ava Pyreson — last daughter of House Ignis, keeper of a fire that's slowly killing me, and sister to a brother the crown insists died of an overdose. I don't believe them. Then Asher Maddox happens. Shadow-wielder. Umbra's most lethal export. The male my father decides to chain to my soul through an ancient blood oath, whether either of us wants it or not. Now I can feel him. His rage. His hunger. His secrets. And gods help me — he can feel everything I try to hide.
Between a betrothal I never chose, a bond I can't escape, and a brother's disappearance I refuse to let go of, all I have to do is survive the Aegos Trials without losing my magic, my heart, or my life. Easy. Right? Except the deeper I dig, the darker the truth becomes. And Asher? He might be the one who buries me in it.
Genres: Dark Romantasy, Fantasy Romance/Romantasy
Tropes: Dark Secrets, Marriage of Necessity, Blood Contracts, Forced Proximity, Academy Setting
ISBN: 9798187284368
683 pages
Published: 2026-09-15
Publisher: Independently published