STARFIRE ASCENDING: The Cursed and the Fallen 3 by Selene Kallan

STARFIRE ASCENDING, Book 3 of my saga The Cursed and The Fallen, will be out on March 4, 2023! This book closes Dinah and Nox's main arc and has no cliffhangers, but leaves the promise for more. 

SYNOPSIS:

ASTERI ARE A GIRL’S WORST NIGHTMARE.

Seriously, they’re crazier than demons. And the most sinister of them all? The Maker’s right hand, Arch Asteri Mikhael. He’s furious with me and my soulmate—Nox, the Crown Prince of Hell—for subverting that cursed prophecy, and he wants to destroy us.

With the threat of a war between Heaven and Hell, and Mikhael’s imminent revenge hanging over our heads like a guillotine, I thought we were as screwed as possible.

But I was wrong.

It turns out that death is not the worst fate imaginable.

Nox and I learn that the hard way.

Unbalanced and in more danger than ever, we have no option but to accept the help of a most unlikely ally—Lilith, Queen of the Underworld.

Can Nox and I defeat our enemies once and for all? Or will destiny give us a blow we can’t recover from this time?

The third installment of The Cursed and The Fallen series.

★★★★★ “A roller-coaster of a sexy ride, cinematic fantasy with one of the most turbo-charged 'star crossed lovers' stories ever.”—Laurie Forest, International Bestselling Author of The Black Witch Chronicles.

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CONTENT WARNINGS for THE CURSED AND THE FALLEN series:

Mentions of sexual assault (perpetrated by the bad guys and repudiated by the good guys). Profanity. A LOT of blasphemy. Angels, AKA Asteri, are NOT the good guys. Gods are assholes. Torture and gore. Physical and psychological trauma. Explicit and very fucking consensual spicy scenes. Also, there’s a bit of a Handmaid’s Tale plot point, so proceed with caution.

I do NOT recommend this series for people with religious sensitivities. And I definitely do NOT recommend it for those who hate “woke” content, feminism, and LGBTQIA+ characters. The main couple is F/M, but EVERYONE is queer here.

The hero can be an ass sometimes, but he is NOT abusive to the heroine.

Don’t say I didn’t warn ya :)

Cover reveal: THE DRYAD STORM by Laurie Forest

 

SYNOPSIS:

Who can survive the Shadow storm? 

Black Witch of prophecy Elloren Gardner Grey has unleashed her powers and embraced her legacy as a Dryad and guardian of the Forest. But the losses—of life, of love—have been almost too great to withstand as the Shadow continues to devour the world. With only a tattered shred of hope remaining, the Bearers of the Wand of Myth must battle their way back to each other to mount a final stand.

But Elloren and her allies are not only facing Mage Vogel's advancing forces—the armies of the Eastern Realm will stop at nothing to see the Black Witch struck down.  

With Elloren's bonded mate prophesied to kill her, Shadow demons rising, and the ties between allies unraveling, can this fracturing world unite to face down the coming storm?

Magical forces clash and Erthia hovers on the brink of ruin in the can't-miss finale of Laurie Forest’s epic fantasy series, The Black Witch Chronicles!

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REVIEW OF THE DEMON TIDE BY LAURIE FOREST

SYNOPSIS:

Nothing can stop the demon tide…

Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy, Elloren Gardner Grey is on the run, not knowing if she’ll find friends or foes. With her fastmate, Lukas Grey, either dead or in the hands of High Mage Marcus Vogel, Elloren knows the only chance of turning the tide of the coming war is to seek allies who will listen long enough not to kill her on sight.

In the Eastern Realm, Water Fae Tierney Calix and Elloren’s brother Trystan have joined the Wyvernguard to prepare for Vogel’s attack. But Trystan is fighting on two fronts, as the most despised and least trusted member of the guard. And Tierney’s bond with Erthia’s most powerful river has exposed a danger even more terrifying than the looming war.

The Black Witch is back, and the Prophecy is at hand. It’s time to fight. But Vogel has one more earth-shattering revelation for them all.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

REVIEW:

So. Many. Feels.

The Demon Tide made me scream in joy, frustration, and horror. I shed tears of happiness and heartbreak.

The stakes just get impossibly higher, and the romance is the swooniest I've ever had the pleasure of reading. New couples and heart-stopping reunions. The kissing scenes killed me with the hotness. All this beautiful romance is woven with a deep, complex, and gripping plot that left me at the edge of my seat.

A terrifyingly accurate parallel is drawn between Erthia and our world. How prejudice corrupts and blinds even the smartest people. How fear can turn common people into monsters. The emotional trauma that comes with losing faith and discovering the lies imposed on someone since childhood. So many layers create a society that feels entirely real, and it's as magical as it is flawed.

There is, however, some light at the end of the tunnel, a message of hope, and an invitation to defend what's right.

Laurie Forest has become my favorite author and I can't wait for the conclusion of this mind-blowing series.

I wish I could give this magical, purple book a million stars.

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