The Wolf and the Crown of Blood

De: Elizabeth May

Narrado por: Victoria Aston, John Hartley

A thrilling and incredibly sexy new dark romantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May.

A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.

Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse …

Bryony Devaliant was born to die—again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.

Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries—until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.

Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart's Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.

©2026 Elizabeth May (P)2026 Recorded Books

Beyond Amazing!

What was this book?! It was SO insanely good! I walked into it having no real idea what it was about, and I was taken on the most amazing book journey! I cannot believe that was a standalone. I felt all the emotions of a several book long series, and all the satisfaction you get at the conclusion. Every now and then you get a book that exceeds all expectations and reminds you how a great story should be. This book is the one that does that. It was absolutely outstanding and absolutely going in my “to be read again” pile. It’s definitely got some dark elements, and the storyline is also pretty dark, so for sure check your trigger warnings; but, if you’re good with the TW’s, then please, please, just trust me and read this book!

The narrator’s were also absolutely phenomenal! I love Evander’s voice and the way he embodied the wolf. So, so good!!

Read the book!!

Amazing story!!! Would recommend to all fantasy revolve fans. Was hooked the entire book, would not put it down.

Exquisite portrayal

The voice actors really make this book. I enjoy the love story mixed with lore and gore

Good

The pausing and swallowing took me out of the story every single time. It was very frustrating. It was like nails on a chalkboard. Other than that it was good. I liked the female narrator. I know she had some criticism in the comments, but I really enjoyed how she read the story. It felt like I was reading it in my head, which is really a big deal for me, because audio books are so cringey to me that I have a hard time with them. This totally worked for me

Loves the story, But……

Ok the male narrators voice was 👌🏻 BUT the constant swallowing while he read ruined it for me.