A Crown of Ashes & Death
(2027)(The second book in the Cursed Kingdoms of Grimtol series)
A novel by Jessaca Willis
Some love stories are written in starlight. Others are torn from the hands of death.
After escaping the cursed forests in Irongate, Kestrel thought the worst was behind her. But when a haunting vision shatters her hopes, she and Elora are forced to return to the very kingdom they fled—only to find it drenched in blood.
But perhaps death doesn't have to be the end.
Driven by desperation, Kestrel and Elora journey to the haunted realm of Eynallore, seeking answers in the land where the dead once rose. But nothing in the Ashen homeland is as it was. A monstrous king rots atop a throne of decay, unrest stirs, and war brews on the horizon. Kestrel believes they hold the key. But for Elora, returning means facing the very (something) that stole her past…and may yet claim her again.
As Kestrel unearths long-buried truths and Elora descends into the depths of a world between life and death, the cost of defying fate becomes perilously clear. With ancient powers stirring and their bond tested by the ghosts of who they were, the future Kestrel and Elora dream of may slip through their fingers...unless they can reclaim it before it’s lost for good.
A Crown of Ashes & Death is a lush, slow-burn sapphic fantasy romance steeped in dark magic, forbidden love, and soul-deep longing. Expect star-crossed fates, memory loss, courtly war games, underworld bargains, gods in disguise, messy queer grief, found family, and a girl who would defy death itself for the woman she loves.
Genre: Gay Romance
After escaping the cursed forests in Irongate, Kestrel thought the worst was behind her. But when a haunting vision shatters her hopes, she and Elora are forced to return to the very kingdom they fled—only to find it drenched in blood.
But perhaps death doesn't have to be the end.
Driven by desperation, Kestrel and Elora journey to the haunted realm of Eynallore, seeking answers in the land where the dead once rose. But nothing in the Ashen homeland is as it was. A monstrous king rots atop a throne of decay, unrest stirs, and war brews on the horizon. Kestrel believes they hold the key. But for Elora, returning means facing the very (something) that stole her past…and may yet claim her again.
As Kestrel unearths long-buried truths and Elora descends into the depths of a world between life and death, the cost of defying fate becomes perilously clear. With ancient powers stirring and their bond tested by the ghosts of who they were, the future Kestrel and Elora dream of may slip through their fingers...unless they can reclaim it before it’s lost for good.
A Crown of Ashes & Death is a lush, slow-burn sapphic fantasy romance steeped in dark magic, forbidden love, and soul-deep longing. Expect star-crossed fates, memory loss, courtly war games, underworld bargains, gods in disguise, messy queer grief, found family, and a girl who would defy death itself for the woman she loves.
Genre: Gay Romance