The Trials of Death and Honor Book 1
Vicious Princess is a seductive, blood-stained romantasy for fans of Fourth Wing, Throne of Glass, and Kushiel’s Dart, where power, passion, and vengeance collide.
There are only three rules at Ezkai Academy: Always obey your instructor. Never leave the Castle Grounds without permission. Don’t ever screw your instructor.
I break one before orientation even begins. Can you guess which one?
When I arrive at the unforgiving fae city with the snowy mountains looming over it, I have two goals:
Join the legendary Order of ancient soldiers.
Climb the ranks and gain the power I need to avenge my family’s murder.
But before I can join the Order, I must survive six months of ruthless training. Failure means exile… or death.
That, I can handle despite being the only human among the brutal, beautiful fae who would love to see me bleed. I’ve survived worse–my body is riddled with a thousand scars that serve as a reminder.
What I didn’t expect?
The hot, mysterious soldier I spent one passionate night with… is now my instructor.
When he offers to mentor me—recognizing the ambition burning inside me—I know I should say no. It’s too risky.
But I want what he’s offering. I want to rise to the top. And maybe… I want him, too.
EXCERPT
A moan slips past my lips, and I arch my back. Each masterful flick of Vasquez’s tongue over my clit coaxes me closer and closer to the edge.
I run my fingers through his curls, silky smooth against my skin. My hips roll, like the waves of the Nightmare Sea we’ve been sailing through for months. V grips my hips, pinning me in place.
His tongue is wicked, mouth relentless as he sucks and licks my throbbing clit.
“Oh, fuck,” I gasp when his fingers slide inside me and curl, caressing that sensitive spot.
A breath hitches in my throat. My toes curl as warm tingles travel up my ankles, knees, inner thighs…all the way to my burning core.
I’m thrown over the edge into the sweetest oblivion with such intensity, every muscle in my body seizes, then starts trembling uncontrollably.
V doesn’t stop tasting me right away. His tongue slows down as I descend the heights of my climax, until with one long, lazy slide, it stops. The gentle kiss he plants on the inside of my left thigh leaves tingles in that spot.
We’re surrounded by darkness in V’s quarters, the captain’s quarters, with just a few streaks of early daylight coming in through dirty glass windows above the bed. The sound of the waves crashing into the ship put me at ease.
V kisses his way up my body until our lips melt together. The taste of me on his tongue is intoxicating. I fist the hair at the back of his head and pull him closer to me as our mouths slide from one kiss onto the next.
“What a way to say good morning,” I whisper.
He chuckles against my cheek. “I wanted to make sure your last morning with me is memorable, sweetheart.”
I sigh. Something inside my chest twists into a knot, weighing heavy on me. With one last peck on his cheek, I wiggle from under him and get out of bed.
FREE PREQUEL NOVELLA
Follow Phoenix on her journey from Wetra to Ekios before she sets out to join Order of Ezkai in Vicious Princess:
After the betrayal that took everything from me, I have only one goal: ruin King Francis.
But to take down the most powerful man in Wetra, I’ll have to rise to his level—or higher.
There’s only one path to vengeance: cross the sea to the mist-shrouded fae lands and join the ancient Order of legendary soldiers.
My only chance of getting there? The Ripper.