From Blood And Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Book: From Blood and Ash Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Blood and Ash #1 Genre: High Fantasy Pages: 622 AMaiden… Chosenfrombirthtousherinanewera,Poppy’slifehasneverbeenherown.ThelifeoftheMaidenissolitary.Nevertobetouched.Nevertobelookedupon.Nevertobespokento.Nevertoexperiencepleasure.WaitingforthedayofherAscension,shewouldratherbewiththeguards,fightingbacktheevilthattookherfamily,thanpreparingtobefoundworthybythegods.Butthechoicehasneverbeenhers. ADuty… Theentirekingdom’sfuturerestsonPoppy’sshoulders,somethingshe’snotevenquitesureshewantsforherself.BecauseaMaidenhasaheart.Andasoul.Andlonging.AndwhenHawke,agolden-eyedguardhonorboundtoensureherAscension,entersherlife,destinyanddutybecometangledwithdesireandneed.Heincitesheranger,makesherquestioneverythingshebelievesin,andtemptsherwiththeforbidden. AKingdom… Forsakenbythegodsandfearedbymortals,afallenkingdomisrisingoncemore,determinedtotakebackwhattheybelieveistheirsthroughviolenceandvengeance.Andastheshadowo
