Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
Wicked meets the Hunger Games in this dark fantasy romance standalone with magical trials, a secret rebellion, and swoon-worthy rivals to lovers romance. Wherever she goes, darkness follows. An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. She’s learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic and her quiet apothecary. When a terrible curse sweeping the land forces her to enter the Decemvirate, a magical tournament among the strongest of the empire, Rose is pulled from the shadows and thrown into a world of power games, deadly trials, and entanglements with a handsome, mysterious rebel. With divisions in the empire worsening, there may be more at stake than becoming the champion. Secrets about her magic and encounters with the all-powerful emperor make Rose question everything, leading her down a path she may never come back from. All magic has a price, and Rose must choose: truth, love, or power? In the Wake of the Wicked is the first book in a series of interconnected fantasy romance standalones. This romantasy story follows a young witchy woman who finds herself caught up in deadly trials while working with a secret rebellion and finding unexpected love in her broody ally. This closed door romantic fantasy is perfect for book lovers of Wicked, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Powerless, and The Hunger Games. It's full of deadly trials, morally grey characters, mythical creatures and shifters, unique magic, witty banter, and no spice romance that will have you swooning.