Blood of the Great Ring

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Blood of the Great Ring

Nemira never expected to feel so drawn to a foreign princess—especially not enough to wish, even for a moment, that two women could truly belong to each other.

Those blessed by the Great Ring, known as the Ringborn, can only awaken the full extent of their magic through the binding of consorts. Those of powerful bloodlines, like Princess Orsetta, can take many consorts, each one strengthening her abilities while receiving only the faintest echo of her power in return.

Orsetta knows exactly what is expected of her, but she has spent her entire life refusing to follow tradition. She has never taken a man as a consort, choosing instead to pursue her forbidden fascination with necromancy from the shadows. Her noble status grants her certain freedoms, she argues—enough to study whatever she desires, even if her search for knowledge leads her beyond the boundaries of death itself.

Princess Nemira understands the weight of duty all too well. As the only heir to her late mother’s throne, she has spent her life trapped beneath the expectations placed upon her. She cannot explain the way marriage makes her feel trapped, the reason her heart sinks at the thought of accepting her arranged husband as her consort, or why something about the life chosen for her feels unbearably wrong.

Then she discovers the corpse of a woman hidden in a shallow grave, marked by mysterious bite wounds and signs of something far darker. Seeing a chance to escape her fate, Nemira flees her impending marriage and crosses paths with the strange, brilliant Princess Orsetta, whose own condition is steadily worsening.

As the two women journey together, Nemira finds herself developing an unexpected and complicated affection for the foreign princess—an affection that challenges everything she has been taught to believe.

Blood of the Great Ring is a sapphic vampire romantasy set in a deeply homophobic world, where forbidden magic, ancient bloodlines, and impossible love collide. This standalone novel features a complete story arc, light spice, and a haunting exploration of necromancy, identity, and desire.