A Goblet of Gold and Gossamer by Olivia Nightingale (Pre-Order)

An alchemist with lethal blood strikes a dangerous bargain to protect her son with a ruthless blood-thirsty monster bound in shadow and scales.

To protect her infant son, Amara hides a lethal affliction: a chronic illness that causes her veins to painfully crystallize into razor-sharp shards. Her scarred heart threatens to give out any day, leaving her child an orphan, until one fateful night forces her to rescue a massive bleeding soldier tangled in thorns and gossamer.

Prince Raziel is the kingdom's most ruthless commander—a terrifying outcast with midnight-black wings, golden fangs, shimmering serpent scales, and a split-tongue that could tempt a goddess from her throne. But with his wings ripped from his back, and disguised behind his war-mask, he expects the human woman who comes upon him to flee. Instead, he finds a fierce healer who triggers his inner beast's primal cry to mate.

When an ambush forces them into a secluded border outpost, Raziel vows absolute protection. Behind closed doors, his protective shadows demand Amara's complete submission. He is a tender savior in the dark, but a ruthless executioner to everyone else. As the dark ghosts of Amara's past close in, coiling around and shattering her peace in the present, will his hidden royal identity tear them apart forever?