"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

Ara was not prepared for the ride to the docks. Hundreds of people came to the city’s main street to watch them pass, waving at the soldiers and throwing flowers at Prince Acheron. Ara watched the whole thing from inside the carriage, where she sat with an equally silent and awed Princess Lila and Rena. 


“They love him,” Princess Lila said, her face glued towards the window. “Or pretend they do.” 


Chapter 20: The Midnight Wave Dancer