This is the second book in the War of Her Heart Series, but could be read before book one. I recommend reading War of Her Heart first.

In the kingdom of Joveryn, where witches are hunted and magic is forbidden, Bronwen and her twin brother, Adar, have spent their lives hiding their gift: the ability to siphon magic from others and wield it any way they see fit. With the feeling of magic coursing through her veins too intoxicating to ignore, Bronwen has found a way to fill that void.

Hunting vampires and stealing their magic.

But the night she encounters a vampire who doesn’t beg, who doesn’t fight—who simply smiles as she drains him—everything changes. He survives. And worse, he marks her.

Now, bound by an invisible tether to a vampire who refuses to die, Bronwen is plagued by visions of his past victims, forced to live through their final moments. As their fates become entwined, she realizes that he is more than just a monster—he’s something else entirely.

With the lines between right and wrong growing ever thinner, Bronwen must decide if she will destroy the creature who haunts her . . . or forge an alliance that could change everything.

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March 11, 2025
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War of Her Heart

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In a land divided by loyalty and ruled by the Seven Sovereigns, War of Her Heart pulls readers into a world where love dares to bloom in the shadows of ancient laws and ruthless power. This romantasy series doesn’t just flirt with danger—it dances in the heart of it, weaving forbidden desire into a landscape steeped in political tension, fae intrigue, and emotional upheaval.

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At the center is Violet, a girl with a rare affliction—one that makes her heart beat differently, and not just in the medical sense. Her quiet life in the Mountain Realm fractures when her secret love, Sovereign Calum, is forced into an alliance with the Night Realm, leaving Violet behind with only whispered promises. But fate has a cruel sense of irony. Drawn into a world of dark courts and colder truths, Violet finds herself under the gaze of a man both feared and worshipped: the Night Sovereign. And he has questions about her heart that go far beyond affection.

What sets this series apart isn’t just its high-stakes romance or the slow burn of betrayal and longing—it’s the tension threaded through every page, the ache of choices no one should have to make, and a heroine who learns that survival might mean surrendering to a war she never wanted to fight.

With lush world-building, morally gray love interests, and themes of resilience, identity, and desire, War of Her Heart carves its own path through the romantasy genre. Fans of ACOTAR and Fourth Wing will feel echoes here, but the story’s emotional depth and unexpected twists stand firmly on their own. This is not just a war between realms—it’s a war between duty and devotion, fate and freedom, and the heart’s quietest, fiercest call.

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