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Keep the crown.

It had been Len’s only goal for six years, before which it had been to take the damn thing. As her country’s first ruling queen she’s stayed on her throne through force of will and a growing trail of blood. For a time, her crown felt safe. Then Bardan Alimen - her lifelong betrothed - calls to fulfill their marriage. With no way to buy her freedom and an enemy force too strong to attack, Len feels her crown slipping from her grasp.

Until an idea strikes: she can marry Bardan’s enemy, instead.

Kaseus Collabel is a man so reviled his name is a curse. As king of hedonistic Hotesa, their marriage should be unthinkable. Their gods? Vicious enemies. Cultures? Incompatible. Peoples? Hateful. The idea was laughable, but then she met him. Handsome and effortlessly charismatic, Kaseus and his kingdom are everything she needs and nothing she’s allowed to have. As Len is thrust into an international scandal, and her people begin to turn on her, she’ll have to decide between her heart and her crown - or risk losing both.

Blood in the Azure is a marriage of convenience on the surface, but in its depths is an exploration of consent, culture, autonomy, and judgement. It includes fantasy typical violence, mature themes, and deep feminine rage. Oh, and someone eats a heart.

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