The Vampire Queen’s Forbidden Desire

The Vampire Queen's Forbidden DesireFor three centuries, Queen Maeve Obsidian has ruled the vampire kingdom of Nocturna with an iron will and an icy heart. Immortal, powerful, and feared by both allies and enemies, Maeve has survived countless wars and rebellions by refusing to let emotion weaken her reign. Then Prince Tristan Vance, heir to the rival Sunlit Empire of Aethelgard, arrives in her fortress as a political hostage.
He should be nothing more than a bargaining piece in a fragile peace treaty. Instead, the mortal prince awakens something Maeve believed had died centuries ago. His warmth, defiance, and mysterious bloodline create a dangerous attraction between them-one that threatens to destroy the boundaries between vampire and human. But their forbidden connection is more than a matter of desire. An ancient prophecy has awakened, revealing that Tristan carries the blood of the First Light, a legendary power capable of destroying vampire curses.
Meanwhile, a secret cult known as the Crimson Dawn is plotting to break an ancient seal beneath Nocturna and unleash the terrifying Blood Ancestor. As political conspiracies spread through the vampire court, enemies gather around the throne, and war between humans and vampires draws closer, Maeve must decide whether Tristan is the key to saving her kingdom-or the weapon that will bring about its destruction.
Tristan faces an equally impossible choice: escape the vampire queen who holds him captive, or trust the woman who may be the only person capable of protecting him. In a kingdom built on blood, power, and ancient hatred, their attraction could become the greatest threat-or the only hope for both worlds.