Queen of Blood: A dark romantasy (The Nori Gate Chronicles) by Deborah J. Martins

Elysia is on a mission: get Dae back from Death, free Callacombe, and try to understand what Rhyan, the Head of her Armies, is truly after. She's about to get everything she wants...but everything she wants might just turn out to not be worth the cost. This is a dark book!! Please check trigger warnings before buying. This is much darker than previous books. She killed a king, but she didn't expect to inherit his kingdom. Now Elysia is Queen of Ellyllon; ruler of a world she didn't choose, a people she doesn't know, and a war she isn't ready for. She's been waiting her whole life to be ready. She's out of time. Queen of Blood is the sequel to The Faerie King. Read more