Kingdom of Shadow & Ruin Lady of Cinders, Book 2, (Paperback)

<p><strong>Bound by a love that defies reason and a curse that defies salvation, I must navigate a kingdom of secrets before the man I can't live without is lost forever.</strong> </p><p>I'd never aspired to be a queen. Or to fall for a king shrouded in mystery. Merrick's the golden ruler of daylight, and Lorant, his bodyguard, is the dangerous, scarred shadow of night. Two men bound by a curse that has tormented Evergorne Court for generations. </p><p>Some say I'm their salvation. But I've been lied to, manipulated, and my trust has been shattered. I should run from this cursed kingdom and never return. Instead, I find myself standing beside Merrick during the day, clawing for answers to a riddle no one is able to speak aloud. And my nights honing my magical abilities with Lorant. </p><p>With Merrick's thirtieth birthday only weeks away, the curse tightens its hold, threatening his life and forcing me deeper into a world of betrayal, power, and fractured love. To break the curse, I must navigate fragile alliances in a court divided by secrets, uncover a treacherous past, and face an enemy determined to kill me. </p><p>Picking between Merrick and Lorant is not only impossible, it's forbidden. But what if I don't have to pick at all? </p><p>Lady of Cinders, Book 2 in the M/F Kingdom of Shadow &amp; Ruin Series, is a suspenseful romantic fantasy/romantasy with dark secrets. Expect a gothic castle full of riddles and danger, an arranged marriage, a touch-her-and-face-his-fury hero, all the yearning, groveling, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, he falls first and hard, and a cute pet, because all heroines should have a fluffy friend by her side. </p><p>Trigger Warnings: blood, gore, injuries, justified taking of a life, violence, class systems, poverty, hunger, grief, death, mourning the loss of a prior love, references to childhood trauma, killing attacking creatures.</p>

• Kingdom of Shadow & Ruin Lady of Cinders, Book 2, (Paperback)
• Author: Enchanted Star Press, LLC
• ISBN: 9798233730450
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-01-22
• Page Count: 554