From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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