Blood and Bond by Meg Xuemei X is a dark post-apocalyptic fantasy romance set eighty-one years after a quantum bomb devastated civilization. North America has fractured into four rival kingdoms, where supernatural powers rule over the ruins of the old world. Amid this brutal landscape, a young woman has spent her life enslaved in a Coldiron mine, disguising herself as a boy while desperately protecting her younger sister. When she finally escapes, freedom proves far more complicated than she imagined.
Her journey brings her into the orbit of four immortal princes, a Fae heir, a vampire, a shifter, and a dragon, each carrying dangerous secrets and desires of his own. Their growing attraction challenges the boundaries of loyalty and trust, while powerful enemies threaten the fragile freedom she has fought to claim. In a world shaped by violence, magic, and competing ambitions, love can be as dangerous as any weapon.
Beginning with ColdIron, the series blends dystopian survival, supernatural intrigue, and intense why-choose romance. At its heart is a fiercely determined heroine struggling to protect those she loves without surrendering control of her own destiny.