The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Carissa Broadbent

Book 1 of Crowns of Nyaxia (Nightborn Duet)

Oraya is the only human living inside a brutal vampire court, adopted by the Nightborn king after her family was slaughtered. To secure a future where she isn't merely prey, she enters the Kejari, a lethal tournament where contestants fight to the death for a wish from the goddess of death herself. Forced into an uneasy alliance with Raihn, a dangerous rival vampire, Oraya must decide who she can trust while the tournament and courtly politics threaten to destroy them both. It's a slow-burn, enemies-to-allies romance wrapped around a gladiatorial competition and a deadly power struggle between vampire houses.