The Songbird and the Heart of Stone : #3 Crowns of Nyaxia series : #2 Shadowborn Duet

The Songbird and the Heart of Stone is the third book of the New York Times bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, and the first book in the stunning Shadowborn Duet.

The third instalment of Broadbent's sweeping romantasy saga sends Mische on a dangerous mission to the underworld to resurrect the god of death.

In the descent to the underworld, a bride of the sun must choose between the light of her redemption… or a dark love that defies the gods themselves

Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire – her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who Turned her, redemption feels impossible.

But when Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a past as brutal as his scars, she’s forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself.

Yet, Mische’s punishment may be the key to her salvation. In a secret meeting, her sun god commands her to help Asar in his mission, only to betray him… by killing the very death god she’ll help resurrect.

Mische and Asar must travel the treacherous path to the underworld, facing trials, beasts, and the vengeful ghosts of their pasts. Yet, most dangerous of all is the alluring call of the darkness – and her forbidden attraction to Asar, a burgeoning bond that risks invoking the wrath of gods.

As her betrayal looms, the underworld closes in and angry gods are growing restless. Mische will be forced to choose between the redemption of the sun or the damnation of the darkness..

About the Author

Carissa Broadbent has been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since she was roughly nine years old. Since then, her stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, she writes novels that blend epic fantasy plots with a heaping dose of romance. She lives with her husband, her son, one very badly behaved rabbit and one perpetually sceptical cat in Rhode Island.

MEDIA REVIEWS

The fast-paced plot involves a swoonworthy enemies-to-lovers love story, drawing readers in from the first paragraph. Give this romantasy to Sarah J. Maas fans - Booklist

An addictive enemies-to-lovers romance . . . Fans of dark romantasy won’t want to miss this - Publishers Weekly, starred review on The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Morally grey men, vampires who bite, and a heroine who bites back twice as hard . . . Smoldering with heat, Broadbent leaves us begging for more in the best way! - K. A. Linde, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library on The Serpent and the Wings of Night

With the Crowns of Nyaxia series, Carissa has created a blood-soaked world rich with danger, history and intrigue. Her complex characters leap from the pages to steal your heart, making it so that the story snatches the reader's attention and doesn't let go - even long after the final pages - Lauren Dedroog, author of A Curse Crows

Has all the fun of A Court of Thorns and Roses, but it will also appeal to Twilight fans because vampires are at the centre of the novel - Insider

Danger, intrigue and a hell of a lot of blood are splashed across the pages of Carissa Broadbent’s gripping fantasy romance - Bookpage on The Serpents and the Wings of Night

If you are a fan of dangerous fantasy worlds, bloodthirsty vampires, swoon-worthy romance and a completely terrifying deadly competition, The Serpent and the Wings of Night is going to be a book you will love - Book Briefs

A heart-pounding, ultra-slow-burn romance - Bustle

Emotionally intense and richly detailed . . . Broadbent proves this series has legs - Publishers Weekly

[A] haunting, action-packed political fantasy with a doomed romance at its centre, full of heartbreak and intrigue - Library Journal, starred review on The Serpent and the Wings of Night