The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King audiobook cover - A human-turned-heir queen wakes to a stolen throne, a husband she should hate, and a kingdom tearing itself apart—then learns the greatest weapon in Obitraes isn’t a sword or a crown, but the bargains you’re willing to bleed for.

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

A human-turned-heir queen wakes to a stolen throne, a husband she should hate, and a kingdom tearing itself apart—then learns the greatest weapon in Obitraes isn’t a sword or a crown, but the bargains you’re willing to bleed for.

Carissa Broadbent

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Description

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King continues Oraya’s story in the aftermath of the Kejari: her father Vincent is dead, the House of Night has been seized, and Oraya is trapped in a marriage to Raihn—the former slave who overthrew her kingdom to save her life. As rebellion spreads through Sivrinaj and the Hiaj refuse to bend, Oraya claws her way from grief to action, discovering that her blood and her Heir Mark grant her access to secrets Vincent hid from everyone.

While Raihn struggles to rule a court that despises him, a Bloodborn prince, Septimus, tightens his grip on the fragile new regime—dangling military support and hunting ancient god-forged power. Oraya and Raihn are forced into dangerous alliances, betrayals, and war, until a final confrontation reshapes not only the throne of the House of Night, but the very lineage of its Heirs.

Who Should Listen

  • Romantasy listeners who want enemies-to-lovers with high political stakes and brutal consequences.
  • Fantasy fans who enjoy power struggles, coups, divine bargains, and magic systems tied to bloodlines and gods.
  • Readers who like morally gray protagonists forced to choose between revenge, duty, and love.

About the Authors

Carissa Broadbent writes fantasy romance featuring ambitious heroines, morally gray heroes, and high-stakes emotional arcs. She is also the author of the War of Lost Hearts series and other novels set in the Crowns of Nyaxia world.