When Feathers Fall: An Epic Romantasy of Doomed Love, Dark Trials, and the Chains That Bind (Chains of Orenda) by N.M. Peterson

A Dark Romantasy of Shadow Magic, Dangerous Secrets, and a Love That Could End a Kingdom - Where Ancient Gods Watch and Fate Demands a Sacrifice Some chains are forged by fate. Others are forged by gods. The kingdom of Orenda has never feared monsters. It fears what happens when the gods wake up. Princess Sorrena Faelan has spent her entire life preparing to inherit one of the most powerful thrones in the realm. In a world shaped by queens, bloodlines, and ancient magic, her future seems certain until she is summoned to the Obsidian Keep to undertake the Anama Trials. Success means power. Failure means losing everything. Read more