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Sophia St. Germain
Sophia St. Germain is the author of romantic fantasy novels including A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly and A Promise so Bold and Broken. Her work, which also includes A Fate so Dark and Delicate and A Bond
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly
Synopsis
Elessia can control anyone with a single look, a power that landed her in the Fae king’s dungeons after a disaster. Now she must pay her debt by spying on a human regent during a high-stakes election while a deadly guard tracks her every move. As she finds the truth behind the political games, she has to decide if her personal liberty is worth the cost of a kingdom's safety.
Genres
Characters
ElessiaProtagonist
Half-Fae protagonist whose compulsion magic lets her control anyone through eye contact; bound by blood oath to the Fae king after a deadly accident.
King RionerAntagonist
The Fae king who binds Elessia to a blood oath after the accident that landed her in his dungeons, and sends her to spy on the human election.
Merrick (Compelling Fates Saga)Supporting
A silver-haired Fae guard nicknamed the Death Whisperer, assigned by the Fae king to enforce Elessia's blood oath and shadow her every move.
Loche LejonskoldSupporting
Ellow's bastard-born, street-raised human regent and election candidate, whose wary attraction to Elessia complicates her spying mission.
ArdowSupporting
Elessia's close part-Fae companion and chosen family, who helps her shelter rescued half-Fae orphans in a hidden refuge.
Frequently asked questions
Is A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly part of a series?
Yes. It's the first book in Sophia St. Germain's Compelling Fates Saga, followed by A Promise so Bold and Broken.
Does A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly contain explicit content?
Yes. The author lists content warnings for violence, torture, PTSD, death/gore, and spice (sexual content), including one open-door romance scene.