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The Lion & the Deathless Dark: The Bloodborn Duet, Book One (Crowns of Nyaxia, 5) by Carissa Broadbent

The Lion & the Deathless Dark: The Bloodborn Duet, Book One (Crowns of Nyaxia, 5) by Carissa Broadbent

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Vampires vs humans war • bounty hunter FMC • vampire prince MMC • enemies-to-allies-to-lovers • deal with the enemy • prophecies + curses • “kill the gods” quest • vengeance vs love
A brutal, lyrical romantasy set under eternal night, where blood is currency and vengeance is religion. The Lion & the Deathless Dark launches the Bloodborn Duet in the Crowns of Nyaxia world, following a human bounty hunter with a goddess-blessed sword who makes the most dangerous bargain possible: partnering with a silver-tongued vampire prince to hunt—and kill—the gods themselves.

The vibe

After ten years of war between humans and vampires, Kyrene survives as a bounty hunter, armed with a blessed sword from the goddess of justice. But grief shatters what’s left of her life, and in the wake of devastating loss she commits a crime that puts a target on her back—from mortals and gods. She’s desperate, hunted, and still burning for revenge.
Her only path forward is a deal with the enemy: Septimus, a calculating, mysterious vampire prince with a sharp tongue and secrets hungry enough to devour them both. He offers Kyrene one final job—one that turns the world on its head: slay the gods. Together they chase the ultimate marks through a web of prophecies and curses, fighting monsters, fate, and the war that made them enemies in the first place.
The most dangerous part isn’t the hunt—it’s the kinship Kyrene finds in Septimus, and the attraction that grows between them in a world where love can be a death sentence. Because Kyrene’s true goal is still fixed and merciless: to kill the goddess of vampires, even if it costs her everything… including him.

Tropes & tags

  • Enemies-to-allies-to-lovers
  • Human FMC x vampire prince MMC
  • Bounty hunter heroine / blessed sword
  • Vengeance-driven FMC / grief-fueled quest
  • Deal with the enemy
  • Prophecies + curses
  • “Kill the gods” / pantheon-fall stakes
  • Dark, high-stakes romantasy with blood politics

Crown of Nyaxia Series Order

  • The Serpent and the WIngs of Night (Book 1)
  • The Ashes and the Star Crused King (Book 2)
  • The Songbird and the Heart of Stone (Book 3)
  • The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk (Book 4)
  • The Lion and the Deathless Dark (Book 5)

Crowns of Nyaxia Standalones:

  • Six Scorched Roses (short novel)
  • Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
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