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The Lion and the Deathless Dark

by Carissa Broadbent

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Crowns of Nyaxia #5
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

epic romance triumph

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Lion & the Deathless Dark – the first book in the Bloodborn Duet. Some blood tastes like vengeance. Some blood tastes like grief. Some blood tastes like nothing at all. Under an eternal night, the world has been ravaged by ten years of war between humans and vampires. Kyrene scrapes by as a bounty hunter, bearing a blessed sword from the goddess of justice. But in the wake of a devastating loss, Kyrene commits a crime that makes her a target for mortals and gods alike – and she is still desperate for vengeance. Her only chance at survival – and revenge – is making a deal with her enemy, the silver-tongue vampire prince, Septimus, who offers her one final to slay the gods themselves. Together, Kyrene and Septimus must hunt the ultimate marks, all while navigating a web of prophecies and curses. Septimus is calculating and mysterious, masking secrets bloodthirsty enough to consume them both. Yet, most dangerous of all, Kyrene finds an unexpected kinship in him. But their growing attraction is deadly in a world where the only currency is blood. And Kyrene will stop at nothing to fulfill her ultimate to kill the goddess of vampires, even if it means sacrificing love for revenge.

At a Glance

4.15 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energyhigh

Top Tropes

enemies to loversforced proximitygod huntingdark romance

Mood

darkepicromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.15 ★

Page Count

496 pages

Published

2026

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Dramatized

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

darkatmosphericbroodingdramaticlyrical

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

high

Vibes

vampire wargod huntingenemies forced allies

Characters

FMC Archetype

goddess hunter

MMC Archetype

vampire prince

Relationship Dynamics

enemies to loversforced alliance

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

explicit and detailed

Getting Steamy

possessive behaviorclaimingsoulmate bond

Bringing the Heat

rough handlingprimal claiming
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World & Setting

World Type

dark fantasy

Primary Setting

eternal night world

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

N/A

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

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