COMING SOON: Book 2 of Astaris Series
Astaris: Rising Heirs
Kira survived the Ascension Trials. She should be safe. She should be celebrated.
Instead, she's trapped in a palace full of people who smile with too many teeth, navigating a political landscape where every alliance comes with a knife behind it. The bond between her and Ryn, once a lifeline, is fractured, and repairing it means confronting betrayals that left scars deeper than anything the Trials inflicted.
But Astaris is fracturing too. Revolution simmers in the lower tiers. Old prophecies are surfacing with uncomfortable specificity. And the enemies closing in aren't just political; they're the kind that require more than clever words and court manoeuvres to survive.
Kira fought her way up from nothing once. Now she has to decide if she's willing to leave, how far she's willing to go, and what she's willing to become to hold on to everything she's gained...and whether the prince who broke her trust deserves the chance to earn it back.
The stakes are higher. The politics are deadlier. The slow burn? Worth every agonising page.
Tropes:
Broken bond repair · Political intrigue · Forced proximity · Revolution · Slow burn payoff · "Who did this to you?" · Trust earned, not given · Prophecy · Court scheming · Found family tested · Morally grey decisions · He's trying so hard and she's not making it easyTrigger warnings:
Political violence, betrayal and trust violation, manipulation, grief, violence and physical threat, emotional trauma, open door romance (F/M and M/M)If you liked...
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent, or House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas, this is your next obsession. Book 2 takes everything the Trials built and burns it down. The romance is harder, the politics are sharper, and Ryn's redemption arc will have you in a chokehold. If you thought Book 1 hurt, you're not ready.
