The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia #2)
Carissa Broadbent
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· 579 ratings · Published: 14 Apr 2023

In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. She’s left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn.
The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside.
When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom–and gaining her vengeance against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness a devastating ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.
But with enemies closing in on all sides, nothing is as it seems. As she unravels her past and faces her future, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power – and the devastating love that could be her downfall.
Tagged as:
- vampires 27
- magic 25
- fantasy 23
- arranged/forced marriage 20
- take-charge heroine 18
- competent heroine 18
- enemies to lovers 18
- dangerous heroine 17
- high fantasy 16
- angst 16
- paranormal 15
- warrior heroine 15
- forced proximity 15
- gifted/super-heroine 14
- aristo/royal heroine 14
- royal hero 13
- sweet/gentle hero 13
- forbidden love 13
- war 12
- slow burn 12
- tortured hero 11
- marriage of convenience 11
- m-f romance 11
- vengeance 10
- grumpy & sunshine 9
- new adult 9
- hurt/comfort 9
- non-human hero 8
- military 8
- age gap 8
- independent heroine 8
- grumpy/ice queen 7
- betrayal 7
- found family 7
- dark romance 5
- non-human heroine 5
- suspense 5
- sunny/happy hero 4
- monsters 4
- political/court intrigue 4
- second chances 4
- height difference 3
- warlord/commander hero 2
- slavery 2
- urban fantasy 2
- caretaking 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- fighter hero 2
- possessive hero 2
- young adult 1
- demons 1
- dystopian 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 14
- past sexual abuse 8
- past abuse 6
- third party sexual assault 4
- third party abuse 4
- graphic violence 4
- mental trauma 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 21
- male pov 5
- first person pov 3
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The 'Crowns of Nyaxia' series
1945 ratings 4.19 ·- The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Book #1
- The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent Book #2
- The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent Book #3
- The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent Book #4
- The Lion and the Deathless Dark by Carissa Broadbent Book #5
vampires · paranormal · fantasy · high fantasy · tortured hero · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · possessive hero · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · non-human-hero · new adult · m-f · competent heroine · forced proximity · independent heroine · death · magic · vengeance · disabilities and marks
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