Living together? That's a war Graysen was never trained for.
Imprisoned in Graysen's tower, Nelle Wychthorn finds herself ensnared by something far more dangerous than chains.
The sway is awakening. His tamer influence bleeds into her thoughts, seizing hold of her will—and he doesn't even know it.
If he ever discovers the hold he already has… she's lost.
Escape is her only chance. Convince him to open the door, find the hidden tunnel, and run.
Graysen Crowther walks a knife's edge. He defies his family by keeping Nelle in his tower instead of the dungeon. She's a pawn to force her father's hand—surrender the god‑forged weapon, or lose his daughter.
But living together? He's utterly out of his depth.
Nelle wages war, tormenting him mercilessly, upending his carefully ordered world. Yet within the intimate chaos as roommates, fury and heat collide. Wild. Consuming. Ruinous.
When Graysen is ordered into the catacombs to hunt an elusive beast, long‑buried memories resurface of his mother's secret life—and a mysterious Horned God who may know the truth about her final day.
To right the terrible wrong that haunts him, he must find the Horned God to unlock everything he desperately needs… if his family doesn't uncover his true intentions first.
Ava Larksen is best known for her rather wicked romantasy love stories.
When not writing or reading, she's watching apartment tours and attempting to tame her wild backyard into a charming kitchen garden.
Settled on the rugged coast of Aotearoa, Ava lives in a shambles of a bach with her partner, two boys, a wild cat, and chickens who refuse to believe they don't live in the house.
This definitely topped Bound (even though that seemed impossible)!! It was exciting to see how everything ties together after reading Tabitha’s first book (another 5 star read btw) and to see the inner struggles of the Crowthers, which definitely lead to me understanding them more and feeling empathy towards them. I know that the reading order is changing with the books now being published and that Caged is being split into two parts but I would definitely recommend reading it in the original order (once everything has been published) because it definitely gives a whole another layer to the story and characters!!
Absolutely marvellous book! I’ve been waiting for this series to be published, and I’m incredibly happy to be part of Nelle and Grayson’s iconic story! The author writes in a way that I wish I was either of the two characters! Butterflies in my stomach at every romantic scene and every fight between the two.