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Still reeling from an unimaginable loss and the revelation of an identity she isn't sure she wants to embrace, Casia has one plan: Try to control the strange magic awakening inside of her. Mastering that magic will take her and her friends on a quest through cursed lands, into the dwellings of old gods, and deep into a Southern empire filled with deadly foes and unlikely allies. 

Mercenary Casia Greythorne cares about two things: completing whatever her latest job is and earning enough coin to buy the expensive medicine that's keeping her mentor alive. So when the king himself offers her a job, she can't resist the massive reward he offers - even if it means working with Captain Elander, the arrogant, mysterious right-hand to that king. Her partner may be infuriating, but at least their mission seems simple and quick enough: investigate the origins of the strange plague that's been ravaging their empire, help find a cure, and then call it a day.

The highest throne in the Kethran Empire lies vacant, its once-ruler now a god-ascending, bringing more chaos and darkness to an already chaotic world. The line between the divine and mortal realms is blurring. The battlefield is set. A final, devastating war is on the horizon.

On the eve of her twentieth birthday, Karys woke to the sight of a divine creature dying outside her home. Two weeks later, her sister disappeared, leaving nothing but a trail of blood in her wake. Convinced the gods were responsible, Karys has spent the past five years plotting her revenge with the help of a cutthroat band of likeminded elven rebels. So when Dravyn—one of her world's most powerful deities—descends in search of humans worthy of serving him, Karys knows what she must do. 

S. M. Gaither presents Book 5 in the Shadows and Crowns series.

The second book of the Flame and Sparrow duology.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SECOND BOOK IN THE IRRESISTIBLE FANTASY ROMANCE TRILOGY! In a realm of necromancy and ancient magic, an exiled princess joins forces with the king who cursed her kingdom to journey into the depths of the underworld… S. M. Gaither...

Casia has survived her brother's attempts to crush her and her growing army, but the battle for their empire is just beginning. Bitter and wounded, carrying the curse of a dark and dangerous upper-god, and desperate for more allies, she charges northward to seek the elves who once walked alongside the divine beings. The elven Court of Moreth holds knowledge. Secrets. And power. The kind of power that could shift all of Casia's wars in her favor. If she can survive the dangerous politics and treacherous magic of the elf-kind.

Death. Betrayal. Destruction. This was Alaya's destiny, written in the stars on the night she was born. She should have been killed because of it. She wasn't. The once crown prince of the highest throne in Sundolia is now the high king, and all of his advisors agree on one thing: He should have destroyed that dangerous Dragon woman when he had the chance. He didn't. Now war spreads like a wildfire from the southern kingdom. The empire is burning. The day of prophecy is arriving.

Decades ago, the High King of Sundolia waged a war that vanquished the Serpent clan and drove them out of the empire. But they did not leave peacefully. Their parting gift included curses that now rest within the empire's soil, growing more and more dormant as the years pass under the rule of that increasingly tyrannical high king. Until Alaya - a young woman with a hidden Serpent mark who shouldn't exist - accidentally wakes one of them up. Then another. She must seek the truth about her lost clan and the so-called curses they left behind. About her true home.

The kingdoms are shattering. A tyrant rules from the north. The Dragon clan, once exiled beyond the edges of the empire, has joined forces with a bloodthirsty, opportunistic king in the south. And the crown prince of Rooks is running out of options to keep the people and places he loves safe. His best chance to save his world and take the crown from his mad father may lie in the most dangerous of those exiled Dragons-a woman who is just as likely to ruin him as she is to save him.

Brought to you by Penguin. Get ready to discover your next reading obsession with the first book in the irresistible new enemies-to-lovers romantasy series from the author of The Song of the Marked, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo. Love blooms in the darkness... Princess...

Princess Bellanova has survived in the shadows for years. An exile haunted by a curse that plunged her family into a deathless sleep and left her home rotting, Nova has spent seven years trying to endure while honing her gifts—and now she will use those gifts to walk into death. For rumor has it that Luminor, the Blade of Light—the cursed weapon that felled her family—is buried in the underworld. If Nova can steal it, she might break the spell and reclaim the kingdom.

À la veille de son vingtième anniversaire, Karys se réveille pour voir une créature divine mourir devant sa maison. Deux semaines plus tard, sa sœur disparaît, ne laissant derrière elle qu'une traînée de sang. Convaincue que les dieux sont responsables de sa disparition, Karys a passé les cinq dernières années à préparer sa vengeance avec l'aide d'une bande d'elfes rebelles partageant les mêmes idées. Lorsque Dravyn, l'une des divinités les plus puissantes de son monde, débarque dans son royaume à la recherche d'humains dignes de le servir, Karys sait ce qu'elle doit faire.

Casia a survécu aux tentatives de son frère visant à anéantir son armée grandissante, mais la véritable bataille pour leur empire ne fait que commencer. Affaiblie, blessée et hantée par la malédiction d’un sombre et puissant dieu supérieur, elle se dirige vers le nord à la recherche d'alliés auprès des elfes, jadis compagnons des dieux. À la Cour elfique de Moreth, Casia espère découvrir des secrets anciens et une puissance inégalée capables de faire basculer l’issue du conflit en sa faveur. Mais les intrigues politiques et la magie perfide des elfes sont aussi mortelles que ses ennemis.

Casia Greythorne... Qui es-tu vraiment ? Encore sous le choc de la perte effroyable qu'elle vient d'endurer et la révélation d'une identité qu'elle peine à accepter, Casia n'a qu'une idée en tête. Tâcher de reprendre le contrôle. Comme sur l'étrange magie qui vient de s'éveiller en...

Casia Greythorne est une mercenaire aguerrie, et seules deux choses importent dans sa vie : remplir ses contrats et gagner assez d’argent pour financer le traitement vital de son mentor. Lorsque le souverain de l’empire lui ordonne d’enquêter sur un étrange fléau en train de dévaster le pays, elle ne peut résister à l’énorme récompense à la clé, même si elle doit pour cela collaborer avec l’insupportable et arrogant capitaine Elander.

S. M. Gaither presents Book 2 in the What Blooms From Death series.