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In the Wake of the Ruined

by Kalie Cassidy

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A queen bound to dangerous magic

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A queen bound to dangerous magic

In this dark-fantasy sequel to *In the Veins of the Drowning*, Imogen Nel has claimed her ancestral crown, but her bond with the ancient deity Eusia has only grown stronger. As she seeks to break it, the threat of war and shifting alliances press against her rule. Theodore, King of Varya, faces the demands of his own crown while his connection to Imogen complicates his resolutions. Their intertwined struggles bring questions of power, loyalty, desire, and the cost of confronting a threat to the realm into focus.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in dark fantasy with royal power struggles and supernatural magic.
  • Those who enjoy fantasy that intertwines romance with threats of war.
  • Readers continuing the story begun in *In the Veins of the Drowning*.

Themes

Power and rulershipCorrupted bondsLoyalty and desireWar and prophecy

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Book overview

A powerful Siren must face the monster threatening her home, even if it means risking everything--including the king she's grown to love--in this dark and romantic follow-up to In the Veins of the Drowning.

The realm has a new queen ... and a new monster.

Imogen Nel, a powerful Siren, can no longer hide her monstrous abilities. She has claimed her ancestral crown and new grotesque magic, and now the corrupted bond she shares with the ancient deity Eusia is stronger than ever. Though Imogen is determined to sever it, doing so is no easy feat. The threat of war looms. Shifting alliances, a hunger for magic, and her feelings for Theodore, King of Varya, attempt to thwart her at every turn.

Meanwhile, Theodore is battling the strain of his own crown and commitments. When Imogen suddenly appears on his ship, every dutiful resolution he's ever made threatens to snap. As they draw nearer to ending Eusia, lurking dangers and their perilous desire for one another prove nearly insurmountable.

Will the chaos, ruin, and death that Imogen was prophesied to usher into the realm be the end of all things, or the beginning?
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