To Break a Vow - Hardcover

by Ella Laurenti (Author)

Their match was meant to serve the Empire. Instead, it may destroy it.

Sabine Almarien has survived on cleverness and careful obscurity. But when a mark said to bind her to a magically perfect match appears on her skin, the Empire forces her into the Season: a cruel marriage mart where blood vows determine magical power.

Worse, that supposedly perfect match is Lord Death himself.

Azrian Vaelros-the Emperor's ruthless enforcer-has buried one wife already. He has no interest in another blood vow, least of all with a maddening woman who despises everything he represents.

But the Emperor gives him no choice.

To survive the Season, Sabine and Azrian strike a careful bargain: fake a courtship to satisfy imperial scrutiny, while quietly searching for a way out of their arranged marriage. But when other marked couples turn up dead, the two of them are drawn into a shared investigation that binds them closer than either intended. Each truth pulls them deeper into each other's orbit... and into a conspiracy at the heart of the Empire itself.

As their blood vow approaches, they'll have to choose: become the perfect weapon the Empire demands, or forge something far more dangerous.

Like Bridgerton doused in magic and murder mystery, To Break a Vow is perfect for fans of tension-filled slow burn enemies to lovers romantasy. It will appeal to readers who loved The Crimson Moth duology by Kristen Ciccarelli, Belladonna by Adalyn Grace, and A Kiss of Iron by Clare Sager.