Crown Me Dead: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet)
Liv Zander
by Hazel Rockwood
She is the storm they never saw coming.
Wayla Spinwell is just another student on paper, a storm spirit with a pretty face and minor magic. She's a carefully crafted lie, because if anyone learns that she’s really Wave—half siren, half stormbringer—she won’t survive long enough to graduate.
At Tracthesian Academy, power and status are the only currencies that count. Wave has plenty of both, but hiding is her only option to learn how to balance her powers before they tear her apart.
But her powers aren't the only danger walking around.
There’s the jaguar shifter who pushes her buttons in and out of class. The battle mage with a wicked smile and a fake-dating plan. A demon prince with enough family baggage to rival her own. And the cherry on top of her disaster sundae—the ice elemental prince with an attitude and eyes that make her melt.
She shouldn’t trust them, but she’s starting to anyway. And in a school ruled by legacy and power, trust is a dangerous game.
When the Academy gets pulled into the Hell Realm’s power struggles, things turn deadly and Wave has to choose: protect herself or stand with them, no matter the cost.
Stormbringer is a spicy, paranormal, why choose romance with hidden identity, supernatural royalty, deadly secrets, and protective MMCs. Book one of the Tracthesian Academy trilogy.
March 29, 2026
This was a great read, a tale of a hidden heir to power searching for her Dad, or what happened to him. Ends up at the University to search for details, but ends up attracting all the wrong, or is that right?, attention. This world is built of powerful creatures that can absorb power from events that mirror their powers. It ends on a cliffhanger but book 2 is close to being released and I'm all in on this story. I can't see it finishing in 2 books though, too many threads. I think I found a...
May 5, 2026
Unique and well paced. This is my Genre and this story was refreshing and not recycled. Love the magic system. )
May 7, 2026
This would be five stars, except for the constant missing words and misused/wrong words, as well as a few sentences that made no sense. A few is fine, but this was every page or two. Needs editing. Which is a shame because the characters and story are great! )
April 1, 2026
Unique storyline. Emotional roller-coaster. There's some bullying from mean girl but it's not the main plot or storyline. Lots of steam, potential for more. Good amount of humor added. Great character development! )
February 25, 2026
This book was sooooo good. But, how could you do me dirty with that ending?!?! I am DYING from that cliff. )
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