Empire of Flame and Thorns

Author: Marion Blackwood

Genre: Romantasy, New Adult Fantasy Romance

Book Rating: ⭐ 8.5/10

Spicy Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Description

Selena Hale is trapped within the Seelie Court, her life bound by thorns and ruled by dragon shifters. Her only hope of freedom lies in the Atonement Trials — a brutal competition where fae magic users fight to survive. Only three will win.

And Selena plans to be one of them.

Standing in her way is Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army — a man who embodies everything she despises. If he discovers her ties to the secret fae rebellion, she won’t just lose the Trials… she’ll lose her life.

But in a competition where weakness is fatal, the most dangerous threat isn’t magic or steel — it’s attraction. Because the closer Selena gets to Draven, the harder it becomes to remember that he is her enemy.

And in a deadly trial, a distracted heart can cost everything.

Trope / Mood

Deadly trials • enemies to lovers • morally gray hero • dragon shifters • fae rebellion • forced proximity • high-stakes competition • wicked banter • strong heroine • sizzling tension