The Songbird & the Heart of Stone
New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, where A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Dante’s Inferno, in an epic fantasy romance of love and treachery between mortals and gods. Features beautiful case art and a detailed map.
Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire – her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who Turned her, redemption feels impossible.
But when Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a past as brutal as his scars, she’s forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself.
Yet, Mische’s punishment may be the key to her salvation. In a secret meeting, her sun god commands her to help Asar in his mission, only to betray him… by killing the god of death.
Mische and Asar must travel the treacherous path to the underworld, facing trials, beasts, and the vengeful ghosts of their pasts. Yet, most dangerous of all is the alluring call of the darkness – and her forbidden attraction to Asar, a burgeoning bond that risks invoking the wrath of gods.
As her betrayal looms, the underworld closes in and angry gods are growing restless. Mische will be forced to choose between the redemption of the sun or the damnation of the darkness.
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Carissa Broadbent
Carissa Broadbent writes stories that blend the extraordinary with the intimately personal, taking readers on journeys where magic is woven into the fabric of everyday life. Known for her immersive world-building and deeply emotional character arcs, Carissa's work transports readers to fantastical realms where romance and high-stakes adventure collide.
Before becoming a full-time author, Carissa was immersed in the world of cybersecurity marketing by day and crafting her own stories by night. This dual life—one grounded in technology, the other in imagination—fueled her ability to create worlds that feel both vibrant and lived-in, where the stakes are as high as the emotions. Her debut series, Crowns of Nyaxia, made waves in the fantasy community, particularly her first book, The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Blending romance, dark magic, and complex moral dilemmas, it quickly gained a dedicated following, especially among fans of emotionally charged fantasy.
Crowns of Nyaxia
In the dark, dangerous world of Nyaxia, power is everything. The Crowns of Nyaxia series immerses readers in a land where gods walk among mortals, vampire politics are a deadly game, and love is a luxury that could get you killed. The series follows Oraya, a human thrust into a deadly tournament held by the goddess of death, forced to compete against vampires in a contest that will determine her fate. But as the lines between enemy and ally blur, she finds herself caught in an uneasy alliance with Raihn, a vampire prince whose motives are as shadowed as the world they inhabit.
Crowns of Nyaxia consists of four primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
