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Empire of Storm and Bone: Bound by Duty, Burned by Desire
Paperback
Series: Fantasy & Supernatural
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 23 2025
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.43
Height: 1.09 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She was sentenced to die on the freezing mountain. Instead, she bonded a god of shadows. Now, the ruthless Commander who hates her bloodline is the only man who can save her.
Vesper Valtane is a ghost living in the shadow of a traitor. Five years ago, her father allegedly betrayed the Skyforge Citadel, leaving thousands to be slaughtered by monstrous Void-Wraiths. Now, stripped of her title, Vesper is forced to enter the Citadel's brutal Initiate trials. The goal isn't for her to become an elite Dragon Rider. The goal is for her to die trying.
But the mountain's lethal drops and grueling blood-trials are nothing compared to her new commander.
Commander Zavian Raske is a legend forged in ice, discipline, and fury. Scarred, ruthless, and universally feared, he lost his entire family to the betrayal Vesper's father orchestrated. To Zavian, Vesper is the living embodiment of his trauma. He is determined to break her, to push her until she fails, and to watch the traitor's bloodline end once and for all.
But the Citadel hides a secret far deadlier than a cruel commander.
When a sabotage attempt throws Vesper into the abyss, she is chosen by the unthinkable-Typheron, the last ancient shadow-drake, a god of the void who has rejected every rider for centuries. Suddenly, the traitor's daughter wields the most terrifying, heretical power in the world.
Now, Vesper becomes the Citadel's most dangerous asset, and Zavian is forced to become her permanent warden. As political treachery and ancient armies gather to tear the kingdom apart from the inside out, they are forced into a deadly, intoxicating alliance. The line between searing hatred and dangerous obsession begins to fracture. But when the true architect of the kingdom's downfall is revealed, Vesper and Zavian must decide what they are willing to sacrifice: their vengeance, their lives, or each other.
Empire of Storm and Bone is a heart-pounding, high-stakes Dark Fantasy Romance perfect for fans of deadly academies, forbidden magic, and tension so thick it will burn your fingers.
Prepare to be obsessed with these tropes:
Enemies to Lovers (With genuine, burning hatred to start!)
Dragon Riders & Magical Bonds
Deadly Trials & Dark Academy Setting
Who Did This To You? & Touch Her and Die
Broken, Scarred, Morally Gray Commander
Forbidden Shadow Magic
Sizzling Slow-Burn Tension
High-Stakes Political Intrigue & Betrayal
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