When Kingdoms Kneel

A Dark Gothic Romantasy of Revenge and Power (Chains of Orenda, Book 2)

De: N.M. Peterson

Narrado por: Jennifer Walbridge, Gabriel Michael

After surviving the deadly Anama Trials and bonding with her raven spirit, Sorrena Faelan is finally strong enough to claim what’s hers. But victory comes with a price. To secure her future and unify the fractured realm of Thornwythe, she must travel to Druimfar—a ruthless land of iron, wolves, and unbending tradition—and enter an arranged marriage with the enigmatic wolf prince, Drayce Valtair.

Sorrena intends to rule, not bow. She’s counting on her fragile connection to Drayce to help her seize not only Druimfar’s throne, but Thornwythe’s as well.

But Druimfar bows to no woman.

From the moment she enters the gates of Ironcrest, enemies circle. The realm teeters on the edge of war. The king slips further into madness. And Sorrena guards a secret powerful enough to shatter the Eternal Chain and plunge all of Orenda into ruin.

Her only ally may be the stoic, ice-cold prince she was never meant to want—but whose presence she finds increasingly impossible to ignore. And every night, Sorrena is haunted by visions of her fated mate, Rhydian; a man destined to love her… and destroy her.

Caught between forbidden magic, unraveling conspiracies, and two men tied to her fate, Sorrena must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to save her queendom.

Because power is never free. And love may cost her everything.

©2025 Nichole Peterson (P)2026 Nichole Peterson

Absolutely amazing! One of my favorite fantasy series is now in DUET narration.

Now narrated in DUET, you don’t want to sleep on this series.
Beginning with a recap to remind us of the events in When Feathers Fall, When Kingdoms Kneel is a well paced sequel that continues the story and leaves readers eager for the next piece of Sorrena’s story.

And don’t fear, it’s not over yet.
Team Drayce? This is for you.
Team Rhydian? The bits Peterson sprinkles here will have you itching for more of him.
Team Fenn? Don’t give up!
Team why choose? Same, sis. Same. And there is HOPE.

I discovered Peterson with When Feathers Fall.
Begged for Ravka’s story, convincing her to drop When Blades Shatter—if you skipped this, you’re seriously missing out.
Continued this journey in When Kingdoms Kneel.
And am anxiously awaiting WSS (not sure she’s publicly released the title yet).

If you love romantasy and haven’t grabbed this series yet, you NEED it on your TBR.

And I can’t leave out how Jen Walbridge is a voice to keep an ear out for in fantasy narration. She has ridiculous talent!