Into the Midnight Void

Emanuela has what she spent years wanting. After escaping the catacomb where she was held prisoner, she now rules everything under the veils. She is using that power to throw out old traditions she considers senseless and run the realms her own way.

Then her magic begins to crack. Unwilling but out of options, she teams up with people who were her enemies, among them Verene, her archnemesis, whose pull on her is as irritating as it is strong.

Together they dig into the blood magic that both Emanuela and Verene wield, and they uncover deeper truths about where it comes from. Their findings point to an otherworldly authority that sits outside the veils and holds power over them.

The stakes reach past one throne. To save Occhia and the other realms, Emanuela may have to take another crown from someone else's head.

This is the second and final book of a dark young adult fantasy duology. It follows a ruler who has won her place and now has to defend it, with an enemies-to-allies thread running through the plot and a dark tone throughout.