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The blood and ash

The blood and ash series is an ongoing book series by Jennifer L Armentrout, it is set to have six books, and the fourth will be released on March 15,2022.
Now about the book itself, it is a enemies to lovers book with badass leads. When I first started reading the first book in the series, it was a bit boring ngl for the first few chapters, but that happens with every book. If u start reading the book and don't understand it at the Beginning,trust the process, after finishing the first book, I was still reeling from what happened.
Yes, the books have smut(detailed), and a lot of NSFW talk.

Blood and ash-
book 1
around 500 pages
Description-
Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy,
addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and
Laura Thalassa.
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.

Kingdom of flesh and fire-
Book 2
570 pages
Description-
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes
a new novel in her Blood and Ash series...
Is Love Stronger Than Vengeance?
A Betrayal...
Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was
falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous
kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what
she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The
Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that's one order she's more
than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.
A Choice....
Casteel Da'Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as
seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than
to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But
he's the only way for her to get what she wants-to find her brother Ian and see
for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead
of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath,
offering up all she's ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could
expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will
force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself-about
him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither
kingdom is prepared for. And she's far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the
temptation.
A Secret...
But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince.
Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all.
The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead.
The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and
emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark
secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that
would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake,
and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.

The crown of gilded bones-
book 3
575 sm pages
Description-
Bow Before Your Queen Or Bleed Before Her...
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L.
Armentrout comes book three in her Blood and Ash series.
She's been the victim and the survivor...
Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she's found with Prince
Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his
brother and find hers. It's a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching
consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the
Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of
Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers.
The enemy and the warrior...
Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of
others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the
gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the
kingdoms' dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-
forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing
to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy's head.
A lover and heartmate...
But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far
west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has
waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible-travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself.
And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and
enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for,
they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people-and
each other.
And now she will become Queen...

The war of two queens-
book 4
supposed to have around 570-75 pages
Description-
From the desperation of golden crowns...

Casteel Da'Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could've prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable.

And born of mortal flesh...

Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life's guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way-because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace.

A great primal power rises...

Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear-to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be-what she fears the most.

As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.

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