a kingdom of flesh and fire by jennifer l armentrout

Cas believes Poppy may not be from Solis after all, but descended from an ancient Atlantian bloodline. Already an empath, someone who can feel and fix the pain of others, Poppy also now begins to emit energy. After Cas announces his engagement to Poppy, Alastir, one of Cas’s courtiers, tells Poppy she should not trust Cas, who mistreated his former fiancée. Poppy agrees to the marriage, if Cas will help her find Ian, her older brother also left behind in Solis. Cas assures Poppy that she can divorce him after Malik is returned. Poppy’s anger toward Cas lessens when he reveals how the rulers of Solis tortured him when they kidnapped him and Malik. To keep up appearances before his people, Cas shares a room with Poppy at New Haven. Till very recently, Poppy was the Maiden, a young woman raised in isolation by the court of Solis, and believed to have special powers. Poppy believes the only reason Cas wants to marry her is to offer her life to the King and Queen of Solis in exchange for Prince Malik, his beloved brother in their custody. Kieran, Cas’s best friend and bonded wolven (a werewolf-like creature), guards Poppy at all times on their way to Atlantia, but Poppy repeatedly tries to escape.Ĭas wants to marry Poppy on Atlantian soil. Poppy is from Solis, Atlantia’s enemy land.

Poppy fell in love with Cas believing him to be the royal guard Hawke, but Cas is actually the Dark One, the son of the rulers of dreaded Atlantia. Penellaphe “Poppy” Balfour is being taken to the land of Atlantia against her will by Prince Casteel “Cas” Da’Neer and his party.

This guide uses the Blue Box Press 2020 paperback edition. She has won numerous awards for her books, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, and the 2020 Goodreads Choice Award in Romance for From Blood and Ash, the first novel of the Blood and Ash series. Armentrout has written across genres, from adult fantasy to fantasy for young readers, sometimes under the penname J.

A kingdom of flesh and fire by jennifer l armentrout