Wicked and the Damned (Volume 2) by Rebecca Robinson

In the exhilarating second romantasy novel in Rebecca Robinson’s Dark Inheritance Trilogy, a fiery couple forced apart must navigate a deadly maze of politics and power to reunite across a continent at war. 

Torn from the arms of her husband, Reid, and dragged back to her homeland in chains, Vaasa is no longer a ruler, but a political pawn. Now under the control of Ozik – a cunning Zetyr witch with a stranglehold on her magic – she faces annulment, forced betrothal and a kingdom that no longer feels like her own.

Meanwhile, across the continent, Reid is done playing politics. But waging war is never simple. With allies fading and time slipping away, Reid may have no choice but to infiltrate Asterya on his own to find the woman he loves and bring her home.

As Vaasa’s magic begins to flare, she desperately seeks control, even if Ozik is the only one who can offer it. But then she finds a cryptic message from her mother about a precious missing necklace that might just be the answer to finally freeing her magic from Ozik. And when a ghost from Vaasa’s past reemerges among the suitors vying for her hand, escape seems to be within reach – but will it demand a betrayal that real love may not survive?