From Blood and Ash

Poppy has spent her entire life isolated and untouched, chosen before birth to serve a sacred purpose that will determine her kingdom's fate—but when a dangerously charming guard named Hawke enters her carefully controlled world, everything she's been taught to believe starts crumbling. As forbidden attraction ignites between them, Poppy begins to question the destiny that's been forced upon her, discovering desires and truths that threaten to upend the rigid world around her. But when an ancient enemy rises to reclaim what was lost through blood and vengeance, Poppy finds herself caught between duty, desire, and survival in a kingdom teetering on the edge of chaos. It's a lush, addictive fantasy romance that will have you swooning over forbidden passion while desperate to know what happens next!