Publication Date: March 2025
Blurb:
Nine years ago, the war between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of Rivers tore Àn’yīng’s family apart, leaving her mother barely alive and a baby sister to fend for. Now the mortal realm is falling into eternal night, and mó—beautiful, ravenous demons—roam the land, feasting on the flesh of humans and drinking their souls.
Àn’yīng is no longer a helpless child, though. Armed with her crescent blades and trained in the ancient art of practitioning, she has decided to enter the Immortality Trials, which are open to any mortal who can survive the journey to the immortal realm. Those who complete the Trials are granted a pill of eternal life—the one thing Àn’yīng knows can heal her dying mother. But to attain the prize, she must survive the competition.
Death is common in the Trials. Yet oddly, Àn’yīng finds that someone is helping her stay alive. A rival contestant. Powerful and handsome, Yù’chén is as secretive about his past as he is about his motives for protecting Àn’yīng.
The longer she survives the Trials, the clearer it becomes that all is not right in the immortal realm. To save her mother and herself, Àn’yīng will need to figure out whether she can truly trust the stranger she’s falling for or if he’s the most dangerous player of all . . . for herself and for all the realms.
What To Expect:
Readers can expect a Chinese inspired fantasy full of magic trials and a war against demons. It is published by a young adult publisher but readers should expect more of a New Adult feel and content level.
Content Warnings:
Language: Moderate – About 4 f words, not much other language
Sexual Content: Open Door – One passionate kissing scene with wandering hands and one sex scene that is not graphic and stays vague in details but does not cut away before the act.
Violence: Moderate to Heavy – Quite a bit of blood throughout, combat violence, demons who hurt and then consume victims, stabbing, mentions of demons “ravishing” victims and threats of it but never depicted
Substance Use: None
Prejudices: Fantasy prejudices such as demons vs humans and immortals vs mortals
Religious Themes: Discussions of immortals through a mythology lense
Other Topics: None
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