Publisher: Little Brown, July 7, 2026

Format: ebook

Pages: 432

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (From Goodreads):

The realm has a new queen… and a new monster.

Imogen can no longer hide. She has claimed her ancestral crown, and now the corrupted bond she shares with the ancient deity Eusia is stronger than ever. Though she is determined to sever it, doing so is no easy feat. The threat of war looms. Shifting alliances, a hunger for magic, and her feelings for Theodore, King of Varya, attempt to thwart her at every turn.

Meanwhile, Theodore is battling the strain of his own crown and commitments. When Imogen suddenly appears on his ship, every dutiful resolution he’s ever made threatens to snap. As they draw nearer to ending Eusia, lurking dangers and their perilous desire for one another prove more insurmountable than they could have imagined.

Will the chaos, ruin, and death that Imogen was prophesied to usher into the realm be the end of all things, or the beginning?

My Review:

Thank you Little Brown for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: forbidden romance, political fantasy, Sirens
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The book continues from the first one as Imogen tries to defeat Eusia. Theodore must marry to protect his realm, even though he loves Imogen. The two must work together to save their kingdoms.
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I actually liked this book better than the first. I love a book that is about forbidden romance and has a lot of yearning in it, and this one delivered both quite well!