Crown Me Dead: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet)
Liv Zander
by Willow Bishop
Lyra has three rules for staying alive: Keep your blades sharp, don’t trust anyone, and never, ever bargain with the fae.
As a huntress living in the Blood Quarter among vampires, witches, and faeries, Lyra has learned to survive in a world of death and shadows. She dreams of one day escaping her life of brutality under a ruthless master, but when she’s ambushed by a horde of demons, her salvation comes from an unexpected source — a handsome dark fae whose allure is as deadly as his magic.
Kaden is powerful, cunning, and charming — everything Lyra has been bred to distrust. But with demons invading the mortal realm, Lyra is no longer certain that the monsters of her world are the biggest threat she faces.
As Kaden draws her into the shimmering, deceptive world of the fae and cracks the door to her past, Lyra begins to question the limits of her own powers and the motives of those who seek to harness them.
Can she trust the male who’s slipped into her heart, or will her desire be her undoing?
A Blade of Blood and Shadow is the first book in the enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy romance series The Ravaged Kingdom — perfect for fans of ACOTAR, Crowns of Nyaxia, Gods & Monsters, and The Broken Kingdoms series.
What readers are saying:
Sharp blades, slow burns, and a shadow daddy I absolutely wasn’t ready for.
Lyra, a blade-wielding huntress, and Kaden, a winged dark fae, clash and combust in a story full of betrayal, tension, and nonstop action.
If you love deadly fae, fierce girls with blades and bite, and fantasy worlds that slap — this series is going to own you.
May 4, 2026
What is truth? We are all guests in everyone else's reality; perspective twists all we believe and know. But when you know without a doubt that you're being played, there's only one viewpoint-the end of your blade. Very good read. )
December 3, 2025
Really liked the female MC. Refreshing development, though the plot was predictable. Enjoyable audio book. I would check it out! On to book 2. ) One person found this helpful
April 10, 2026
This book is different. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I read it in no time and I definitely am buying the next one a lot of free books and sometimes I’m thinking about buying the next one, but I rarely do they’re not enough make me want to get the and this one is definitely well written there’s a lot going on and I can see me being the owner of the series )
September 1, 2025
I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of this book and what follows is my honest review. Short and sweet: I loved this book and read it in two days. It was a dark, twisty, sexy, and all-around fun read. For readers who love the dark fantasy genre occupied by witches, fae, vampires, and other night creatures: this book is for you. The world-building is evocative yet swift, occurring simultaneously with the action without feeling rushed. Overall, I wouldn’t call the book fast-paced, but it...
September 1, 2025
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