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!

Excellent plot

So good love all the characters . Refreshing book that keeps me guessing what will happen next.

Needs better editing

Performance was good, but could use a better matched male narrator. Jeremy York is a great narrator; however, this was not the role for him.
This author needs an editor that knows when he/she and him/her are appropriate and that the plural of daughter-in-law is daughters-in-law, not daughter-in-laws. (Cringe). Swept vs sweeped? Shined could be shone. Just saying.

Slow Burn… ugh.

Overall the story was good, the first book was better. This book dragged on forever. I enjoy a slow burn but there was less than 10 mins left in the book when they got down to business! It was meh.