Dawn of the Cursed Queen

Nismera rules the realms while Samkiel recovers from the war that shattered him. She means to keep the throne, whoever stands against her. Dianna carries secrets she cannot share, certain that speaking them would cost her everything she has left.

Samkiel is trying to heal. The Hand has fallen apart, the realms are unsettled, and the one person he trusts most keeps pulling away. Dianna would rather protect him from a distance than risk losing him again, even if it costs them what they have built together.

Their choices pull them toward each other and toward Nismera's growing power at the same time. Old allies resurface, old wounds reopen. The fight for the throne turns as personal as it is political.

The third book in the Gods and Monsters series keeps the pace fast and the mood dark. It is an enemies-to-lovers romance under real strain, moving toward a confrontation that could break the fragile trust between them for good.