A Crown of Victory and Vengeance

The Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows, Book 2

By: Vera Raye

Narrated by: Jeremy York, Saskia Maarleveld

He shattered my heart on our wedding day. Now we must set aside our heartbreak and join forces to save our world from the brink of chaos.

Betrayed at the altar by the man I love, I don’t have the luxury to mourn my broken heart. The Blood Brotherhood Clan is under attack and dark secrets from my past begin to claw their way to light.

Now I must fight beside the man who almost destroyed me.

As the merciless prince leads his army on the battlefield, I wage my own war in the treacherous court, where smiles are sharper than blades and words can change the fate of a dynasty. If either of us falters, both of our Clans will be doomed.

With my trust in pieces, despite his groveling and promises, I’m torn between vengeance and forgiveness. But the blood oath silencing his tongue cuts deeper than any betrayal and mercy is a weakness I can’t risk.

The fierce bond between us doesn’t care about human heartache, though. It tightens its grip and brings us closer than we thought possible. We’re cursed to rise and fall together—if one of us dies, the other will follow, and the darkness hounding us will destroy everyone and everything I love.

A Crown of Victory and Vengeance is book two in the first duology of the A Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows series and completes the story of Evie and Zandyr. It’s a slowburn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy where banter is a love language and secrets can kill. The series starts out hot and only gets hotter as the mystery grows.

In the War of the Clans, which side will you choose? Protectorate VS. Blood Brotherhood.

©2025 Vera Raye (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

79 chapters of AMAZING

Once again, amazing story! I am hoping for a duet read with the voices of Zandyr and Evie together rather than the female reader doing the male parts and the male doing the female parts during their respective chapters. I cannot wait for the next book! Excellent story line and I’m hoping to see Adara again.

Ready for book 3!

Fabulous! Even though the story continues, some of the resolutions that occur are so so satisfying, but still left me wanting the next book to come sooner! Can't wait for October!

Just as good as the first !

Wow , i jumped right into this second book after the first and it did not disappoint! So many twist turns, beautiful character development and story line . Perfectly tied up this duology that kept me on the edge of my seat !

Obsessed

The “Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows” series is absolutely amazing. We have a strong female protagonist who is a bit impulsive and doesn’t tolerate nonsense. She is stabby The male protagonist has a mysterious aura and a touch her and die vibes. There are also faded mates, arranged marriages, secrets, plot twists, political intrigue, and betrayal—the perfect recipe for a great romantasy I highly recommend this read.

Amazing!!

Yeap! I read this in one day like 😱wow!! I couldn’t put it down. It made me cry and laugh and cry and hope and cry… anyway this was a roller coaster of emotions and darn I want more and the next book isn’t out yet 😭 this was a slow burn not smut but so so good and the drama I am telling book one was amazing but this one was just has good if not better. So much gets revealed and the characters grow right there in the page and the world this is just so good and I hope many more books come because I would love to see what happens with her cousins and even with some of the guards. 🥰 This will go on my top favorites for 2025!! ❤️ Oh! and the narrators are just perfect 👌