Cinderfall

Maven Thornewood's world is turned upside down when her mother's death thrusts her onto the throne as the new queen. Immediately, she's plunged into the Cinder Crown Trials, an ancient and deadly competition held only once every three centuries. The stakes are impossibly high: the victor's realm will be freed from a devastating curse for the next 300 years, and every ruler participating is prepared to do whatever it takes to win.

As if navigating treacherous games and the cutthroat politics of ruling a realm weren't enough, Maven must also contend with the unwelcome presence of her ex-lover, Wraith Netherlight, the enigmatic ruler of the Twisting Nether. Amidst the boundless dangers, assassination attempts, and the forging of new alliances, Maven finds herself battling not only external enemies but also the resurfacing of old, complicated feelings for Wraith, all while trying to secure the future of her people.