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I've been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since I was roughly nine years old. Since then, my stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, I write fantasy novels with a heaping dose of badass ladies and a big pinch of romance.

When I'm not writing, I'm working at my day job in cybersecurity marketing, watching too many movies, or drawing. I live with my fiance, one very well behaved rabbit, one very poorly behaved rabbit, and one perpetually skeptical cat in Rhode Island. ...more

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	The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 687,502 ratings — published 2022 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 434,317 ratings — published 2023 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 193,694 ratings — published 2020 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Six Scorched Roses (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1.5) 4.24 avg rating — 150,882 ratings — published 2023 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 97,112 ratings — published 2024 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Fallen Gods (The War of Lost Hearts, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 92,393 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother of Death & Dawn (The War of Lost Hearts, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 76,149 ratings — published 2022 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slaying the Vampire Conqueror 4.11 avg rating — 53,882 ratings — published 2023 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (Crowns of Nyaxia, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 18,800 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ashen Son (The War of Lost Hearts, #0.5) 3.49 avg rating — 3,492 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Need a recap of Daughter of No Worlds and Children of Fallen Gods before the finale of the series? I got you covered.

Hey friends! I am so incredibly excited that Mother of Death and Dawn is so close to release! A few readers have reached out wondering if there's a spoiler-y recap of the previous two books in the series so they can refresh their memories ahead of Mother of Death and Dawn, so I decided to put some together.

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Carissa Broadbent rated a book it was amazing Bespelled (Bewitched, #2) by Laura Thalassa (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I would beg,” he murmured. “For you, I would. You have fucking destroyed me, Oraya. Do you know that?”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

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“Death isn’t frightening when weighed against an insignificant existence.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

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“Men want power because it makes them feel good. Women want power because it lets us do things.”
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Beach Read Emily Henry

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One Golden Summer Carley Fortune

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Maid for Each Other Lynn Painter

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Daughter of No Worlds Carissa Broadbent

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Part of Your World Abby Jimenez

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The Deal Elle Kennedy

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Caught Up Liz Tomforde

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Today Tonight Tomorrow Rachel Lynn Solomon

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First-Time Caller B.K. Borison

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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me Mariana Zapata

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Love Is a War Song Danica Nava

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