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Title: Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening #1) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout   Pages: 432 Genre: Fantasy/Romance  Publisher: Bramble  Release Date: September 12, 2023 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Indigo | B&N *Received for review from Raincoast Books/JLA ARC Team* Summary ( Goodreads )  SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE. Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian―royalty who feed on mortal pleasure. Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him information. When her intuition leads her to save a traveling prince in dire trouble, the voice inside her blazes with warning―and promise. Today he’ll bring her joy. One day he'll be her...

Title: From Blood and Ash Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Pages: 622 (e-book) Genre: Fantasy Release Date: March 31, 2020 Publisher: Blue Box Press Buy: AmazonUS | Kobo | iBooks| *Received a free copy for honest review from the author* Summary: A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers. A Duty… The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with d...