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This Wretched Alchemy: Ruinous Fate Saga: Book One

by Tina Mars

A throne contest shaped by divine power and divided loyalties

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    Praise from Nisha J. Tuli

    Nisha J. Tuli praises the book: “I screamed, I cried, I was left absolutely breathless.”

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A throne contest shaped by divine power and divided loyalties

In a realm divided among rival noble Houses, god-shards—fragments that confer extraordinary abilities—make power a matter of both inheritance and pursuit. Revel enters the Call, a deadly contest among heirs, under coercion: she must compete for her enemies and kill the alchemist known as the Warbringer to secure her family’s freedom. Her private goal of revenge collides with the contest’s larger struggle over a shard that could alter the balance between realms. The setup joins courtly conflict and magical competition with an enemies-to-lovers romance, while secrets and questions of trust complicate Revel’s loyalties.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of fantasy romance featuring a forced contest and rival noble Houses.
  • For readers interested in revenge, dangerous bargains, and enemies-to-lovers dynamics.
  • For adult readers seeking a fantasy series opener centered on magical power and court conflict.

Themes

Revenge and loyaltyPower and inheritanceTrust, secrecy, and desireFamily freedom

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Book overview

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"I screamed, I cried, I was left absolutely breathless." - Nisha J. Tuli, USA Today bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen

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BETRAYAL.

In a fractured realm ruled by warring noble Houses and the tyrannical Prime, the most coveted power lies in god-shards - divine fragments that grant extraordinary abilities to those who possess them.

Revel's brother was murdered in pursuit of one.

A DEADLY GAME.

For avenging him, Revel's life is on the line. Forced into a treacherous bargain, she must compete in the Call - a bloody contest of heirs vying for the throne - on behalf of her enemies, and assassinate the realm's most formidable alchemist, the Warbringer.

Victory means her family's freedom. Failure means death.

A MONSTROUS POWER.

The Prime sets the heirs on a brutal race to find the god-shard that could shift the balance of the realms. Everyone wants the win, but Revel just wants the kill. Except, the Warbringer isn't the monster she was promised. Bound by secrets of his own, he is as dangerous as he is disarming.

With betrayals mounting and desire warring with duty, Revel must decide who to trust in a game where even the gods have their favorites. This Wretched Alchemy by Tina Mars is a dark, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy where love and loyalty become the very weapons that could destroy everything.

A LOVE THAT CAN CUT DEEPER THAN ANY BLADE.

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