The Sapphire Throne - Chris Bazely

The King is dead. Long live the Shadows.

Kaelen is no longer the starving Prince, but a ruler trying to hold together a nation of 34,000 ghosts. But as the iron toll rings through the streets of Oakhaven, the silver light that once bound him to Elara has vanished, replaced by a sapphire frost that carries a heartbeat not her own.

Elara is no longer just a Mender. As the sapphire veins map their way across her skin, she discovers that her touch does more than knit flesh-it can command the very souls she once saved. But power comes with a price, and the "un-mending" of the Throne Room has opened a gate that was never meant to be breached.

With the Blackwash rising and the Sovereign Merge looming, Elara and Kaelen must navigate a palace of ash and a city of hungry addicts. The tether that binds them is tightening, pulling them toward a void that threatens to consume everything they've fought to build.

In a world of hollow kings and cathedral ruins, they will learn the darkest truth of all: The tether never dies... it just finds a new throat to choke.

The Sapphire Throne is the third installment in the high-heat, dark fantasy series by Chris Bazely. Featuring forced proximity, a possessive Alpha hero, and a "touch-her-and-die" romance, it is intended for mature audiences 18+.