Either way, her life is forfeit-it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she's never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. Until the Primal of Death's unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood.

If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series-set in the beloved Blood. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. A disease that started with her birth, thanks to a deal her ancestor made with a Primal, the Primal of Death. It’s the only way she can save her people who are suffering from starvation due to the rot. However, Sera's real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania-she's not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission-one target. Raised as an assassin, Seraphina has one mission: make the Primal of Death fall in love with her, and end him. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel's future has never been hers.

Its a prequel of sorts to From Blood and Ash but I think it can be read as a standalone if. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series-set in the beloved Blood and Ash world. A Shadow in the Ember is the first in the new Flesh and Fire series. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L.

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