A Chill in the Flame by Piper CJ Romantasy

A Chill in the Flame by Piper CJ RomantasyFrom USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation Piper CJ comes the first in a standalone dark romantasy duology. Discover the origins of demons and darkness and uncover the twisted politics behind the sprawling, bloody continent in the Villains books. Shattered by her sister's murder, Princess Ophir's gift for fire magic spirals in her grief, threatening to incinerate the castle. That is, until mysterious siren Dwyn arrives from the sea,

And one wide-eyed

meet the students and teachers of Blackwood Academy

Marra realizes if any hero is coming

especially when you’re harboring dangerous secrets and living in close quarters with everyone who wants you dead

AUTHOR OF NEVER THE ROSES

she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie

This is for all the people who feel that they have to shrink and hide who they are in order to be loved and accepted and worth something

But as the underworld teeters on the brink of collapse and the gods prepare for a war

but there is one particular hunter she can see herself with if only she can find a way to move forward from the past…

dark poetry

and soon enough she finds herself thrust into an unwanted union with a fearsome troll

If Marra can complete three impossible tasks