Doing the right thing will cause a holy war. Will you still do it?
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Despite being a son of Mother Moon, Sinaru's been killing Her believers for years, grudgingly submitting himself to the Sun Highpriest's strict dogma because the man once saved his life. Sick of both living and killing, his buried guilt and the encounter with a moonborn insurgent lead him to a reckless decision: he helps her flee the land.
It is the pompous and known sympathizer to Mother Moon, Lord Finvar, who steps in to save him from a death sentence. Seeing a chance to unveil heretic activity in the Finvar domain, the Highpriest sends Sinaru to investigate. The conditions: deliver proof before Finvar's annual solstice ball and kill him, or expect a crusade on the domain-to then die together with Lord Finvar in the assault.
Caught between the looming crusade, a community of endearing outcasts, and the terrifying sensation of being drawn more and more towards Finvar, Sinaru faces a choice. He either succumbs to his fear as ever, following his orders, or he confronts it and finally walks on the path of forgiveness-even if it means open war with the most powerful man of the known world.
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[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] When the Ravos Kingdom abducts the Nyrial Emperor's dragon, princess Aeryn Glastos must marry the demon prince planning her assassination to save her empire and end the war while guarding her heart and a dangerous secret.
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The twenty-two-year-old draconian princess is starting her final year at Insignia Academy during the height of the war between the draconians and demons. Aeryn's dream is to graduate as a bonded Champion in the Fire Force and fight in the war. The only problem is, she is the only draconian to never receive a power by age twenty. Ashamed of his powerless daughter, the emperor of the Nyrial Empire proposes a marriage between Aeryn and the Ravos Kingdom's demon prince to end the war and get his dragon back.
Shade Cross is ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. Everything he touches dies, except Aeryn. He awakens something in her she has never felt before and she acquires not one, but two powers. She must navigate both nations built upon lies, betrayals, a forbidden alliance, and a deadly curse. When she discovers the truth about her empire, she must make a choice: protect the secrets and save her father, or side with the enemy. Aeryn needs to be careful because when it reigns, it pours, and she is caught right in the middle of a feuding storm between both nations.