From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash #1)
Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Explicit open door [?]
· 629 ratings · 622 pages · Published: 29 Mar 2020
A Maiden…
Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.
A Duty…
The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.
A Kingdom…
Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.
Tagged as:
- fantasy 63
- vampires 60
- royal hero 57
- werewolves 55
- enemies to lovers 48
- magic 45
- forbidden love 43
- shapeshifters 40
- take-charge heroine 38
- alpha male 37
- virgin heroine 37
- paranormal 36
- angst 31
- tortured hero 31
- new adult 28
- mystery 28
- forced proximity 28
- high fantasy 23
- age gap 22
- bad boys 21
- war 21
- slow burn 21
- dark romance 18
- suspense 18
- vengeance 18
- non-human hero 16
- disabilities & scars 15
- gifted/super-heroine 15
- curvy heroine 14
- dystopian 14
- fighter hero 14
- fated mates 13
- competent heroine 12
- friends to lovers 11
- sassy heroine 11
- dangerous heroine 11
- possessive hero 11
- first person pov 10
- famous heroine 9
- independent heroine 8
- m-f romance 7
- bodyguard/protector hero 7
- young adult 6
- military 6
- betrayal 4
- abduction 3
- political/court intrigue 3
- secret relationship 2
- monsters 2
- aristo/royal heroine 2
- childfree 2
- survival 2
- non-human heroine 2
- tortured heroine 2
- demons 1
- fae 1
- height difference 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- men in uniform 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- slavery 1
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- content warnings
- abuse 30
- death / grief 25
- dubious consent 4
- graphic violence 4
- torture of side characters 3
- past abuse 3
- mental trauma 2
- body betrayal 1
- human trafficking 1
- religious trauma 1
- torture of mcs 1
- victim blaming 1
- third party abuse 1
- past child neglect 1
- past child abuse 1
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The 'Blood and Ash' series
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