The Wolf and the Crown of Blood (The Broken Accords #1)
Elizabeth May
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 36 ratings · 560 pages · Published: 27 Jan 2026
A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.
Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse...
Bryony Devaliant was born to die — again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.
Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries — until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.
Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart's Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.
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- enemies to lovers 12
- aristo/royal heroine 12
- fantasy 11
- m-f romance 11
- forced proximity 9
- competent heroine 9
- non-human hero 9
- political/court intrigue 8
- possessive hero 8
- dark romance 8
- primal/chase play 8
- virgin heroine 8
- take-charge heroine 8
- tortured hero 8
- cruel hero/bully 7
- tortured heroine 7
- magic 7
- royal hero 7
- high fantasy 6
- age gap 5
- caretaking 5
- 100+ years old mmc 4
- slow burn 3
- early 20s fmc 2
- alpha male 2
- immortal hero 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- self harm 7
- graphic violence 7
- mental trauma 7
- death / grief 6
- torture of mcs 6
- religious trauma 5
- past abuse 5
- body betrayal 1
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 4
- male pov 2
- first person pov 2
- standalone 1
- interconnected standalone 1
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The 'The Broken Accords' series
4.29 · 36 ratings
audiobook · m-f · alpha male · ic-standalone · dual-pov · slow burn · competent heroine · strong heroine · political-intrigue · explicit-plentiful · high fantasy · from hate to love · royalty · religious-trauma · 100-plus-years-mmc · immortal-hero · self harm · tortured hero · aristocratic heroine · cruel hero
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