Between These Broken Hearts : Lexi Ryan

Between These Broken Hearts (Beneath These Cursed Stars, Book 2)

Author: Lexi Ryan

Genre: Young Adult Romantasy / Dark Fantasy / Fae Romance / Fantasy Adventure

Book Rating: ⭐ 9/10 (Estimated)

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 (Estimated)

Genre

Eleven days to live. One deadly prophecy. An evil Fae king determined to destroy everything. And two heroines whose destinies could change the fate of an entire kingdom.

Princess Jasalyn is running out of time.

Eleven days.

That's all she has left before a deadly bargain claims her life.

And when her birthday arrives, it won't just be her future that disappears.

The entire Shadow Court could fall with her.

Haunted by the consequences of her choices, Jasalyn must face the terrifying reality that the only way to save herself and her kingdom is to confront the one enemy she fears most.

King Mordeus.

Cruel.

Powerful.

And determined to tighten his grip on a world already drowning in darkness.

But finding him won't be easy.

And defeating him may require sacrifices Jasalyn isn't prepared to make.

Especially when the clock is counting down to her death.

After everything she's endured, Jasalyn knows she cannot afford to let fear control her.

She must become stronger.

Braver.

And willing to face the darkness that has haunted her for so long.

But there's one person who refuses to let her carry the burden alone.

Kendrick.

Despite the dangers ahead and everything that has happened between them, Kendrick remains determined to stand beside her.

Even when Jasalyn tries to push forward on her own.

Even when the odds seem impossible.

Because some bonds refuse to break, even when fate demands it.

Meanwhile, another young woman is fighting a battle of her own.

Felicity has vanished.

The mysterious Fae shape-shifter disappeared from King Misha's dungeons, leaving her friends desperate to find her.

But Felicity's disappearance is only part of a much greater danger.

An oracle's prophecy hangs over her future.

A prophecy that threatens to dictate her fate no matter how far she runs.

And in a world ruled by magic, escaping destiny may be the most impossible challenge of all.

As the search for Felicity continues and Jasalyn races against her approaching birthday, the fate of both heroines becomes entangled with the future of the Fae courts.

Secrets threaten to unravel everything they thought they understood.

Loyalties are tested.

And the line between sacrifice and survival becomes dangerously thin.

Because defeating an evil king is only part of the battle.

Jasalyn must confront the consequences of her deadly bargain.

Felicity must face a future shadowed by prophecy.

And both must discover whether their destinies are truly written in stone—or whether they have the power to change them.

With time slipping away and darkness threatening to consume their world, the choices they make could determine who survives.

And who is lost forever.

Love, loyalty, and courage will be tested as never before.

Because saving a kingdom may require more than defeating its greatest enemy.

It may require defying fate itself.

Darkly magical, emotionally intense, and filled with dangerous secrets, Between These Broken Hearts delivers an epic young adult romantasy featuring a cursed princess, a deadly bargain, an evil Fae king, a missing shape-shifter, forbidden destinies, romantic tension, and two heroines fighting to rewrite the future of their world.

One princess has eleven days to live. One shape-shifter is trapped by prophecy. And neither is ready to surrender her fate.

Tropes / Mood

Young Adult Romantasy • Dark Fantasy • Fae Romance • Fae Courts • Cursed Princess • Royal FMC • Shape-Shifter FMC • Deadly Bargain • Eleven-Day Countdown • Evil Fae King • Fatal Prophecy • Defying Fate • Shadow Court • Powerful Magic • Romantic Tension • Protective Love Interest • Kendrick & Jasalyn • Dangerous Quest • High-Stakes Fantasy • Royal Intrigue • Hidden Secrets • Complicated Loyalties • Love & Sacrifice • Dark Magic • Life-or-Death Stakes • Race Against Time • Fighting Destiny • Courage & Survival • Magical Kingdoms • Emotional Angst • Strong Heroines • Dual Heroine Storylines • Epic Fantasy Conclusion • Low Spice (Estimated)

Edition Note: Hardcover | 464 Pages

Between These Broken Hearts is the second and concluding book in the Beneath These Cursed Stars duology, set in the enchanting world of Lexi Ryan's These Hollow Vows series.

Reader Note: This is a young adult fantasy romance, with an emphasis on magic, emotional relationships, dangerous quests, and political conflict rather than explicit sexual content.

The story includes dark fantasy themes, violence, death threats, imprisonment, magical bargains, and potentially fatal consequences.

Reading Order: Begin with Beneath These Cursed Stars before reading Between These Broken Hearts. Readers familiar with These Hollow Vows will also recognize the larger Fae world and its history.

Perfect for readers who love Sarah J. Maas-style Fae fantasy, cursed royalty, protective love interests, deadly prophecies, morally complicated characters, and romantic adventures where love must fight against fate.