In the Lumina Empire, Empress Lyraella is worshipped like a god and trapped like one.
From behind gilded palace walls, she rules the most powerful Elven Empire in existence. Feared by millions. Touched by none.
Kaelen arrives in chains, a human slave sent as tribute from a conquered land. Where others kneel, he defies her. Instead of breaking him, Lyraella keeps him close.
What begins as fascination becomes the Empire's most dangerous secret. He sees the woman beneath the crown. She becomes the only thing worth risking everything for.
But enemies are watching. And then the truth of Kaelen's blood rises. A lineage older than the Empire itself. Their forbidden bond becomes the spark of prophecy.
They were never meant to love. Now love is the only thing standing between empire and ruin.
She must choose between her throne and her heart. He must choose whether hope is worth the cost of war. And neither of them will walk out the same.
Some empires fall to armies. This one will fall to a feeling.
THE BLOOD AND STARLIGHT SAGABook One: Chains of Starlight
Book Two: Whispers of the Source
Book Three: Crown of the New Dawn
For readers of: Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Raven Kennedy. A dark romantasy of forbidden bonds, broken oaths, and empires built on the silence of the conquered.
Open the book. The first chain is already breaking.