We're celebrating the release of the highly anticipated debut by Rachel Fallon, Of Darkness and Ruination!
Of Darkness and Ruination (The Star Queen Chronicles Book 1)
Publication Date: April 4, 2024
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
🗡️Enemies-to-Lovers
❤️Fated Mates
☀️Light vs Dark
☠️Touch Her & Di3
🐉Shadow Daddy Dragon Shifter
🔍Courtly Intrigue
✨Fae Shifters
Starlight in her veins, and a soul that calls for darkness.
On the magical continent of Celesterra, all humans are enslaved to the ruling fae...
Asteria Zagreus, a mortal young woman enslaved on Celesterra, must face Placement Day, the one day where all humans, at the age of Twenty-One, are placed in new kingdoms and given new masters to serve. Come Placement Day, Asteria is forced into the Dusk Kingdom and given to its Prince, Cyrus Tynan. When she refuses him and his desires, Asteria realizes she has only one option: escaping her enslavement and finding something thought impossible—freedom. Asteria must begin to play her own game within the court...and with the Prince of Dusk Kingdom himself.
Enemies come from all sides, however, and the merciless ruler of the Night Kingdom, King Calix Atarah Erebus, starts making his move against the Dusk Kingdom. Yet, darkness calls to Asteria in mysterious ways, and an equally mysterious soldier makes her question who the real monsters are—especially when it comes to a brutal king and a callous prince. With a bloody war brewing on the horizon, Asteria must decide who the true villain of her story is. Her choice, and the consequences of it, will ripple out across the continent.
Chaos rises, resistance gathers, and a soulmate bond is tested, while Asteria begins down a path that will change the course of history...
Of Darkness and Ruination is the first book in a compelling new adult romantic fantasy series featuring contrasting light and dark love interests and the delicate line of balance and chaos for a magical land. Plus fae shifters, court intrigue, resistance to slavery, a shadow daddy love interest who can shift into a dragon, and a heroine finding her own power and fighting for what she believes in. Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout, Clare Sager, Nisha J Tuli, Carissa Broadbent, Chloe C. Peñaranda, and Raven Kennedy!
REVIEW:
Of Darkness and Ruination is a romantic fantasy read. It is the first book in the Star Queen Chronicles series. For fans of SJM, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Carissa Broadbent, and more. Readers will love characters like Asteria, a mortal woman who must serve a new master, Prince Cyrus Tynan. This story takes off at a good pace and settles into such a wonderful plot! There were so many points that had me wondering what would Asteria decide and more. I love the fantasy vibes and the dragon shifter.