Ashes and the King Cursed by the Stars UA - Carissa Broadbent

Orea survived the most brutal tournament and lost everything she lived for. Her world collapsed, her trust was destroyed, and her beloved became her enemy. Within the walls where she is seen more as a victim than a ruler, she must learn to fight again not only for the crown, but also for her own heart. Reyn, the newly crowned king who wrested power from the clutches of the aristocrats, knows that his throne is unstable and the past is unforgiving. He needs Orea to save the kingdom. She needs him to regain the crown and take revenge on her beloved for his betrayal. But to do so, she will have to awaken the destructive magic woven from her father's secrets and walk through the shadows of the past.

Enemies are multiplying, and nothing is as it seems. Orea must choose: seize power at the cost of blood, or succumb to a love that could be her undoing...