To Snap a Silver Stem

To Snap a Silver Stem is the second book in Sarah A. Parker's Crystal Bloom series, a dark fantasy romance inspired by Rapunzel and the sequel to To Bleed a Crystal Bloom.

Orlaith has left her sheltered life behind, and now she is about to be joined to Cainon, a man she barely knows. The match is political: she must help secure ships to stop monsters spreading across the continent, and one wrong move could start the war she has tried so hard to prevent. Rhordyn is watching her closely, and every secret she keeps is at risk of coming to light, on both sides of the bargain.

Readers describe a dark, emotionally heavy story of recovery, trust and forbidden attraction, told with point-of-view chapters from more than one character.