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Queen Lyla did not expect her reign to begin with the sea turning against her--or with a god long imprisoned stirring to finish what he started. As Elthas's coast burns under siege, it becomes clear that Bel, the God of Death, is no longer content to rule from the shadows. He is not waging war for territory alone. He is searching for something. Someone. And every omen, every battle, every surge of Lyla's unstable magic points to the same terrible truth: she is the end he fears.
Bound to two partners who anchor her humanity even as power threatens to consume it, Lyla is forced to rule while learning to survive. Her authority is contested. Her body is pushed beyond its limits. And the prophecy circling her life tightens with every choice she makes. When a pirate captain bearing ancient, god-touched magic offers her allegiance, Lyla accepts--only to stir a bond between them that feels ancient in its pull, and perilous in its patience.
As enemies rise from the sea and betrayal festers within her own court, Lyla must confront what it truly costs to hold power--not just the crown, but the responsibility of who she becomes while wearing it. Because Bel does not fear armies or kingdoms.
He fears the goddess she is becoming.
Toll of the Crowned Flame is a sweeping, emotionally charged romantasy featuring queer, polyamorous romance; volatile magic; political intrigue; and devotion fierce enough to challenge the will of gods themselves--and learning that love does not spare you from sacrifice, but teaches you what is worth saving.
Queen Lyla did not expect her reign to begin with the sea turning against her--or with a god long imprisoned stirring to finish what he started. As Elthas's coast burns under siege, it becomes clear that Bel, the God of Death, is no longer content to rule from the shadows. He is not waging war for territory alone. He is searching for something. Someone. And every omen, every battle, every surge of Lyla's unstable magic points to the same terrible truth: she is the end he fears.
Bound to two partners who anchor her humanity even as power threatens to consume it, Lyla is forced to rule while learning to survive. Her authority is contested. Her body is pushed beyond its limits. And the prophecy circling her life tightens with every choice she makes. When a pirate captain bearing ancient, god-touched magic offers her allegiance, Lyla accepts--only to stir a bond between them that feels ancient in its pull, and perilous in its patience.
As enemies rise from the sea and betrayal festers within her own court, Lyla must confront what it truly costs to hold power--not just the crown, but the responsibility of who she becomes while wearing it. Because Bel does not fear armies or kingdoms.
He fears the goddess she is becoming.
Toll of the Crowned Flame is a sweeping, emotionally charged romantasy featuring queer, polyamorous romance; volatile magic; political intrigue; and devotion fierce enough to challenge the will of gods themselves--and learning that love does not spare you from sacrifice, but teaches you what is worth saving.