Carissa Broadbent Books

5 books on our shelf. Average spice 3/5, average darkness 3.6/5.

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The books

  1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night

    Carissa Broadbent · Crowns of Nyaxia #1

    Spice 3/5 Darkness 4/5

    A human girl raised by the vampire king enters a deadly tournament where the prize is a goddess's favor. Hunger Games energy, gorgeous writing and a rival who's very hard not to like.

    • Vampires
    • Deadly Trials
    • Enemies to Lovers
    • Gods and Mythology
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Gore, Physical or emotional abuse, Death of a loved one

  2. The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

    Carissa Broadbent · Crowns of Nyaxia #2

    Spice 3/5 Darkness 4/5

    Picks up right where book one wrecks you. Oraya is a queen with nothing and a husband she can't trust. Sadder than the first, in a good way.

    • Vampires
    • Court Intrigue
    • Enemies to Lovers
    • Gods and Mythology
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Physical or emotional abuse, War

  3. The Songbird and the Heart of Stone

    Carissa Broadbent · Crowns of Nyaxia #3

    Spice 3/5 Darkness 3/5

    Mische, the sunny one from book two, gets her own story opposite Asar, a brooding Shadowborn warrior with a grudge. Grumpy and sunshine stuck on a journey together, with Broadbent's usual gorgeous gloom.

    • Enemies to Lovers
    • Forced Proximity
    • Vampires
    • Gods and Mythology
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Physical or emotional abuse, Death of a loved one, Torture

  4. The Lion and the Deathless Dark

    Carissa Broadbent · Crowns of Nyaxia #5

    Spice 3/5 Darkness 4/5

    Kyrene is a bounty hunter who kills the goddess she swore to serve, then makes a deal with the vampire prince Septimus to hunt the rest of the gods. Darker than the cover lets on. The middle runs long, but the slow burn earns it.

    • Vampires
    • Enemies to Lovers
    • Gods and Mythology
    • Deals and Bargains
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Gore, Murder, Death of a loved one

  5. Daughter of No Worlds

    Carissa Broadbent · War of Lost Hearts #1 · complete series

    Spice 3/5 Darkness 3/5

    A former slave with a talent for magic gets recruited into an order of warriors. Broadbent before Nyaxia, and the slow burn here is properly slow.

    • Slow Burn
    • Forbidden Love
    • Found Family
    • Deadly Trials
    Content warnings

    Physical or emotional abuse, Graphic violence, War