Crystal Bloom – serie

From the New York Times bestselling author of When the Moon Hatched comes the third book in the Crystal Bloom series that started with To Bleed a Crystal Blooma dark fantasy inspired by Rapunzel, full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout.

It's not in my nature to beg, but I'll stay on my knees until I feel that flame sputter out.

And then

I'll rip the world to shreds.

I've tumbled into a darkness so deep it's hard to see the light, my petals curling inward as I tip my face from the sun. Hide from my monstrous actions.

Traitor. Murderer.

High Mistress.

My mistakes hunt me down, and I'm pulled into a political tug-of-war, balancing Ocruth's welfare on the edge of a bloody blade. The moon is swelling, the weight on my shoulders compacting, and my unfailing curiosity keeps weaving its roots in the wrong direction.

Horrible truths unravel, casting explosive light on everything I thought I knew. I'll have no choice but to shed my morals, my withering self-preservation, and sow the seed of a plan set to bloom beneath a bloated moon.

One wrong move could destroy everything.

Destroy me.

Lines will blur, blood will spill, and I'll learn how fragile I really amat a cost far greater than I could have imagined.

Fate is a ravenous beast, and there's only so far I can run.

This limited special paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges.

From the New York Times bestselling author of When the Moon Hatched comes this explosive sequel following To Bleed a Crystal Blooma dark fantasy inspired by Rapunzel, full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout.

I want him to hurt. To bleed.

I want him to snap, just like he snapped me.

Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered. Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barreling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know.

He wants me. All of me.

Dunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war I've worked so hard to avoid.

I'll wear the dress and the cupla and the shoes. I'll do it all with a smile on my face. Because everyone's watching.

He's watchinghunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides.

He's unyielding. Unguarded.

Changed.

Why is he looking now when I've got everything to hide?

Secrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will snap.

Crowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone. Even if it costs me my life.

Fear was my overlord. Now, it's my prisoner.