<p><b><i>The Hunger Games </i>meets vampires in the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, sequel to the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling<i> The Serpent and the Wings of Night.</i><br><br>Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.</b><br><br>In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom and grieving the only family she ever had. She’s left with only one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn, the vampire who betrayed her.<br><br>The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood has dug their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming
