The Gilded Crown: A Raven's Trade Novel (The Raven's Trade, 1)

The Gilded Crown (The Raven's Trade, Book 1)

Author: Marianne Gordon

Genre: Fantasy Romance / Epic Fantasy / LGBTQ+ Fantasy

Book Rating: ⭐ 9/10

Spice Rating: 🌶️ 1/5

Description

Hellevir has carried an impossible gift since childhood—the power to bring the dead back to life.

But every resurrection comes with a terrible cost. Each time she bargains with Death himself, he claims another piece of her in exchange for a soul returned to the living.

When Princess Sullivain, the sole heir to the kingdom, is assassinated, Hellevir is summoned to perform the impossible. Saving the princess once isn't enough. With enemies determined to strike again and a civil war threatening to tear the kingdom apart, the Queen orders Hellevir to remain at Sullivain's side, resurrecting her whenever fate demands.

Bound together by duty, Hellevir and the fiercely independent princess slowly forge a connection that blossoms into something neither expected. But every life Hellevir saves brings her closer to losing herself, and Death is growing impatient to collect the debt she owes.

As political intrigue, betrayal, and war close in, Hellevir must decide how much of herself she's willing to sacrifice for the woman she's come to love—before Death claims everything.

Tropes

FF Romance • Slow Burn • Death Magic • Necromancy • Princess & Commoner • Political Intrigue • Forbidden Love • Found Family • Queer Fantasy • High Stakes • Ancient Magic • Sacrifice