In the ensuing clash of Gods, Flowridia must choose her loyalties with care - the fates of kingdoms rest in her hands. But Flowridia's devotion is torn between duty to her own and the woman whose claws grip her heart. When a foreign emperor dies at the hands of a mysterious interloper, one who seeks to collect the greatest sources of power in the realms, Flowridia's kingdom is charged to stop him. But as Ayla's legacy as a vampiric creature unfolds, Flowridia begins to see the broken woman behind the monster. Flowridia falls into a toxic love affair, one she knows will end in heartbreak. Meanwhile, Lady Ayla Darkleaf, Grand Diplomat of Nox'Kartha, smiles with predatory charm and wields her blades with a dancer's grace. The Sting of Victory - Fallen Gods 1 (Hardback) S D Simper (author) Sign in to write a review. Thrust into a world of politics and murderous ambition, she has her gentle heart and her Familiar to guide her - as well as a drunk Celestial with a penchant for illusion. Buy The Sting of Victory by S D Simper from Waterstones today. When Flowridia, a witch granted power by an unknown demon, deceives an alluring foreign diplomat, she is promoted to a position of power to conceal her falsehood. Simper takes the idea of grey morality and writes it to perfection.' The protagonists are both so flawed, you are at once drawn to and repelled by them. In the ensuing clash of Gods, Flowridia must choose her loyalties with care - the fates of kingdoms rest in her hands.'Simper has created a brilliant combination of gruesomely dark fantasy and scorching romance. Thrust into a world of politics and murderous ambition, she has her gentle heart and her Familiar to guide her - as well as a drunk Celestial with a penchant for illusion. Simper takes the idea of grey morality and writes it to perfection.' 'Simper has created a brilliant combination of gruesomely dark fantasy and scorching romance.

The Sting of Victory by S.D. Simper