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A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly

Compelling Fates Saga #1 / 4 ✓
by Sophia St. Germain
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly (Compelling Fates Saga #1) by Sophia St. Germain
Unrated

Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.

Literally.

Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.

But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service.

Five years later, she’s living amongst humans in Ellow and has created a life for herself—as much as she can with the king’s promise to call in his debt looming over her.

When he finally comes to collect, she is made to infiltrate the human elections to determine whether the current regent is involved in the strange things happening in the land of Fae.

With the promise of freedom from the king’s claws, Elessia is determined to see it through. Liberty is within reach as long as she can keep the lethal Fae guard watching over her from eliminating her before she unearths the information the king seeks.

But as she grows closer to the brooding human regent and secrets begin to unravel, Elessia realizes greater forces may be at play.

And she might stand before the choice between her own freedom and that of a nation.

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FantasyRomantasyFae
Release date: December 3, 2024

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Sophia St. Germain

Sophia St. Germain

In the early morning hours before the tech world wakes up, Sophia St. Germain slips into a different realm, one woven with fae politics, cursed bloodlines, and doomed romance. Based in the United States by way of Sweden, France, Norway, and Belgium, her life has been shaped by movement, which might explain why her characters are always on the brink of flight, rebellion, or transformation.

Sophia didn’t set out to become a fantasy author. Her background is in technology, where logic and systems rule, but somewhere between writing code and troubleshooting bugs, stories started pressing in—stories too persistent to ignore. In 2024, she self-published Echo of Wings, a romantasy debut that introduced readers to a dying girl with vengeance in her heart and a maze full of dragons, guards, and secrets. Readers found themselves pulled into a world that felt ancient and alive, cruel and achingly human.

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Her writing is defined by tension: between love and duty, truth and survival, desire and power. Whether in The Compelling Fates Saga or the Echo series, her characters are often morally gray, their choices shaped by scars and longing. Fae courts simmer with unspoken deals, ancient magic coils beneath every oath, and nothing, no kiss, no alliance, no betrayal, is without consequence.

Though still early in her publishing career, Sophia has already reached more than a million Kindle Unlimited reads and secured a deal with Podium Audio, bringing her stories to life in a new medium. She maintains an active connection with readers through social media, where she shares glimpses into her writing process, character artwork, and honest reflections on the indie publishing grind.

Sophia St. Germain writes for readers who love broken heroes, slow-burn tension, and fantasy worlds that shimmer with both beauty and brutality. Her stories aren’t just escapes, they’re invitations to wrestle with loyalty, love, and what it means to survive in a world built to break you.

Compelling Fates Saga

Compelling Fates Saga consists of four books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly (Compelling Fates Saga #1)
Unrated
A Promise so Bold and Broken (Compelling Fates Saga #2)
★ 2.00 / 1
A Bond so Fierce and Fragile (Compelling Fates Saga #3)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
A Fate so Dark and Delicate (Compelling Fates Saga #4)
⧗ 9.00 / 2


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