"Unable to resist, he kissed her wounds, and her cold blood touched his lips. He tasted it with his tongue and lost it, almost dropping her to the ground. There was something strange in this girl’s blood. It was unlike anything he had ever tasted, like sweet wine with roses and something electrifying he couldn’t name." 

Queen of Blood and Roses is created by Alexandra Lynch, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Queen of Blood and Roses

“Trial?” Ara said before she realized she’d spoken. 


“Count Thorn, that man just saved dozens of lives and your castle. He’s going to my camp to be questioned,” Prince Acheron said, approaching the center of the ballroom. 


His wet shirt clung to his chest, and Ara couldn’t help but notice how chiseled his back and arms looked. Like her, he was muscle and skin, although he was about three shades paler. She felt stupid for noticing this particular detail about him when there were other pressing matters occurring right then and there, but the more she noticed Prince Acheron, the more intrigued she was by him. 


Chapter 13: Defiance