Bonds Beyond Blood

Genres: Dark Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Drama

When twenty-four-year-old Amari Stalva crosses paths with the infamous Ashen King, the moment is more than fate, it is an Inherent Bond, a connection so rare it was thought to be extinct. But this bond does not promise love. It does not promise peace. It ties her to a man whose very name inspires terror, a king who burned his way to the throne, leaving only ashes in his wake.

But Amari has no time to dwell on the bond’s suffocating pull, because something is wrong in the empire. Across the land, women and children are vanishing without a trace, and none are ever found. As one of the rare healers of Solaris, the elite force tasked with protecting the empire, she is thrown into a new team led by an untested commander, charged with hunting those responsible and uncovering the truth buried beneath layers of deception. Alongside an infamous soldier with a temper sharper than his blade, one step from execution, a young prodigy wielding a power he barely understands, and a noblewoman crushed beneath her family’s cruelty, Amari must navigate the fractured trust of her team, the corruption of the empire, and the monsters that stalk the roads where the lost vanish.

But nothing stays buried forever. The deeper they dig, the more Amari realizes that something long standing, powerful, and ruthless moves in the shadows. And as their mission spirals into chaos, as bodies begin to pile and the lines between ally and enemy blur, Amari is left with a devastating truth, she cannot run from the bond, nor from the man it ties her to. Because the Ashen King has already started his hunt. And when he comes, there will be no escape.

From the blood-soaked missions of Solaris to the fire-lit halls of a king who takes what he wants, Bonds Beyond Blood is a spellbinding tale of power, war, and fate, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, and Jennifer L. Armentrout.