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The Songbird and the Heart of Stone

by Carissa Broadbent

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Crowns of Nyaxia #3
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

A gripping, angst-filled journey of rebellion and passion that leaves you breathless and desperate for the next book.

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, Songbird and the Heart of Stone , where A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Dante's Inferno , in an epic fantasy romance of love and treachery between mortals and gods. Features beautiful case art and a detailed map. In the descent to the underworld, a bride of the sun must choose between the light of her redemption… or a dark love that defies the gods themselves Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire – her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who Turned her, redemption feels impossible. But when Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a past as brutal as his scars, she’s forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself. Yet, Mische’s punishment may be the key to her salvation. In a secret meeting, her sun god commands her to help Asar in his mission, only to betray him… by killing the very death god she’ll help resurrect. Mische and Asar must travel the treacherous path to the underworld, facing trials, beasts, and the vengeful ghosts of their pasts. Yet, most dangerous of all is the alluring call of the darkness – and her forbidden attraction to Asar, a burgeoning bond that risks invoking the wrath of gods. As her betrayal looms, the underworld closes in and angry gods are growing restless. Mische will be forced to choose between the redemption of the sun or the damnation of the darkness.

At a Glance

4.04 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

adventure romancecaptive romancedark romance

Mood

darkintenseepicromanticsuspenseful

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.04 ★

Page Count

498 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Ama Leigh

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

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Spice Details 🌶️

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sexual assaultdeathkidnappingmurderreligious traumatorturetraumaviolencecaptivitydubious consentwar

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