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The Wolf and the Crown of Blood Signed Bookplate Edition

Elizabeth May author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Daphne Press

Publishing:27th Jan '26

£10.99

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The Wolf and the Crown of Blood cover

"Burn hotter, dangerous girl. Let me taste your fury."

A thrilling and incredibly sexy new dark romantasy series from #1 Sunday Times-bestselling author Elizabeth May, perfect for fans of Phantasma, Gild, and Quicksilver.


A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.


Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse...


Bryony Devaliant was born to die-again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.


Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries-until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.


Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart's Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.

Featuring:
🥀 A dark fairytale atmosphere
🖤 Enemies-to-lovers
🗡 Villain gets the girl
💀 Beauty and the Beast v

PRAISE FOR THE WOLF AND THE CROWN OF BLOOD

"I couldn't breathe in The Wolf and the Crown of Blood fast enough... I never wanted to leave this world!"
-Tricia Levenseller, #1 New York Times bestselling author

PRAISE FOR TO CAGE A GOD

A journey into sweet seduction and dastardly deeds, Elizabeth May has crafted a deeply realised and opulent world full of daggers and danger. Romance and rebellion define this exquisite novel, which sinks its claws in and won't let go. To Cage a God is a tour de force of romantasy writing, full of fire and ice, passion and revolution. Elizabeth May is back with a bang.
-Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller

A neat take on dragons and steamy to boot! Love all this new romantasy and Elizabeth May is top of the class.
-E. K. Johnston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka

Devoured Elizabeth May's To Cage A God. Highly recommend this one. Brilliant worldbuilding, layered characters, taut pacing, beautiful prose, realistic banter, and interwoven social commentary on privilege, To Cage A God has everything I could want in a book. A perfect read.
-Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely and Remedial Magic

ISBN: 9781837840465-SB

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 400g