Serpent's Kiss
Synopsis
In order to save his friend's life, Wyr sentinel Rune Ainissesthai made a bargain with Vampyre Queen Carling - without knowing what she would ask from him in return. But when Rune attempts to make good on his debt, he finds a woman on the edge. Recently, Carling's Power has become erratic, forcing her followers to flee in fear. Despite the danger, โฆ In order to save his friend's life, Wyr sentinel Rune Ainissesthai made a bargain with Vampyre Queen Carling - without knowing what she would ask from him in return. But when Rune attempts to make good on his debt, he finds a woman on the edge. Recently, Carling's Power has become erratic, forcing her followers to flee in fear. Despite the danger, Rune is drawn to the ailing Queen and decides to help her find a cure for the serpent's kiss - the vampyric disease that's killing her. With their desire for each other escalating just as quickly as Carling's instability spirals out of control, the sentinel and the queen will have to rely on each other if they have any hope of surviving the serpent's kiss.
Tropes
Tone
Content Warnings
Readers Also Enjoyed
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
Maggie Stiefvater
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Laini Taylor
In Other Worlds
Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Undine's Tear
Talena Winters
Muse of Nightmares
Laini Taylor
The Raven King
Maggie Stiefvater
Opposition
Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab
Prince of Gods: a Wish Quartet Novella
Lynn Larsh
The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
Ice
Sarah Beth Durst
Time's Convert
Deborah Harkness
Heart of the Summer Queen
Holly Rose
The Rogue Hunter
Lynsay Sands
Immortal by Morning
Lynsay Sands
Thornspell
Helen Lowe
The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan
Kiss of Snow
Nalini Singh
Kushiel's Avatar
Jacqueline Carey
Night Play
Sherrilyn Kenyon