From the New York Times bestselling author Carissa Braodbent,comes The Ashes & the Star-Cursed Kingthe gutting second installment of the Crowns of Nyaxia seriesfull of heartbreakredemptionblood intrigue and heart-pounding action. Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power. In the wake of the Kejarieverything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdomgrieving the only family she ever hadand reeling from a gutting betrayalshe no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. SheΓÇÖs left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyoneleast of all Raihn. RaihnΓÇÖs own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned kingespecially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdomthreatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliancetaking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdomΓÇôand gaining her vengeance against the lover who betrayed her. But to do sosheΓÇÖll need to harness a devastating ancient powerintertwined with her fatherΓÇÖs greatest secrets. But with enemies closing in on all sidesnothing is as it seems. As she unravels her past and faces her futureOraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing powerΓÇöand the devastating love that could be her downfall. Reading Order: The Serpent & the Wings of Night The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King