A Kingdom of Blood & Magic by Chiara Forestieri"Truly, monsters are made, not born. And I wanted every crooked, broken piece of her. It was no coincidence that they aligned perfectly with each and every shattered piece of me." * "You can try to run as far as your heart can take you, but no one will ever be able to fill that longing you have for me in your soul. Not even your pretty fae warrior." * A Kingdom where you're only as good as the blood you vow and the magic you wield. A Queen governed by

She certainly doesn’t have the money

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things happen

But when a new assignment puts Talin on a collision course with a shadowy figure known as "the Warden

distracting and can’t stay out of harm’s way

Owen agrees to the plan but as they spend time together among the gorgeous Alaskan backdrop and cruise-mandated activities

can two broken souls find a way to heal…and hold on to each other

the two are thrust into direct competition

putting on a show as the picture-perfect

She's everywhere: his work

never expected to amount to much

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