Brimstone – by Callie Hart
Book 2 in the Fae & Alchemy Series

She never wanted a crown.
He never wanted to leave her.

Saeris Fane never sought power—yet power has found her. Newly crowned Queen of the Blood Court, Saeris is discovering that a queen’s duty leaves no room for desire, fear, or freedom. She longs for home, for the people who still depend on her… but the very magic that has fortified her has also turned her fragile. Born beneath burning suns, she cannot survive the deadly passage through the Quicksilver. To save her family, her friends, and her realm, she must send another in her place—again.

And there is only one male she trusts to face the danger in her stead.

Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has survived battlefields soaked in blood and nightmares carved from shadow, but traveling with Carrion Swift might be the one challenge that undoes him. The smuggler can’t keep quiet, can’t keep still, and certainly can’t keep out of trouble. As they navigate the perilous streets of the Silver City, hidden enemies stir, secrets unravel, and each step threatens to rip Fisher farther from the mate he’s desperate to return to.

Darkness is gathering across Yvelia. Old powers are waking. And as war looms, Saeris and Fisher must walk through fire and brimstone—together or apart—to protect everything they love.

✨ Tropes: reluctant queen, fated mates, found family, quest across dangerous lands, forced partnership, deadly secrets, devotion that burns
✨ For fans of: Jennifer L. Armentrout, Carissa Broadbent, Holly Black, and Elise Kova
✨ Book 2 in the Fae & Alchemy series — a sweeping romantasy of sacrifice, court intrigue, and bonds forged in the flames
✨ Features a sun-born queen fighting against her own limits, a battle-hardened warrior determined to return to his mate, a silver city full of shadows and schemes, and a looming darkness threatening to consume the realm

"Duty binds them. Love drives them. Brimstone will test them both."