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Dissonant Desires
When love becomes devotion, and devotion becomes war.
Bound by a sacred ritual that links their souls, Mia and Isidore are no longer predator and prey—but priestess and protector.
As divine chaos stirs beneath the mortal world, Mia’s lamassu magic begins to unravel the fragile order that keeps gods and demons apart. Isidore’s House of Crimson Fang, once a refuge, turns treacherous as rivals rise and his sister questions Mia’s right to exist. When a human cult resurfaces—one that worships Mia as an angelic weapon—their bond becomes both beacon and target.
To protect each other, they must embrace the darkness Isidore’s hunger, Mia’s divinity, and the dangerous magic that binds them. But as love deepens into something holy, even devotion can ignite destruction.
Dissonant Desires is a dark romantic fantasy of sacred sensuality, divine chaos, and the cost of power. For fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash, it explores what happens when love itself becomes the most dangerous act of worship.
(Book Two of the Nocturne Cage Trilogy.)
Bound by a sacred ritual that links their souls, Mia and Isidore are no longer predator and prey—but priestess and protector.
As divine chaos stirs beneath the mortal world, Mia’s lamassu magic begins to unravel the fragile order that keeps gods and demons apart. Isidore’s House of Crimson Fang, once a refuge, turns treacherous as rivals rise and his sister questions Mia’s right to exist. When a human cult resurfaces—one that worships Mia as an angelic weapon—their bond becomes both beacon and target.
To protect each other, they must embrace the darkness Isidore’s hunger, Mia’s divinity, and the dangerous magic that binds them. But as love deepens into something holy, even devotion can ignite destruction.
Dissonant Desires is a dark romantic fantasy of sacred sensuality, divine chaos, and the cost of power. For fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash, it explores what happens when love itself becomes the most dangerous act of worship.
(Book Two of the Nocturne Cage Trilogy.)
522 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 13, 2025
About the author
Kit Englard
2 books6 followersKit Englard writes emotionally intense, myth-soaked fantasy with a literary edge and a dark undercurrent. Her early influences include Susan Cooper, Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Tamora Pierce—authors who revealed that magic is most powerful when it’s entangled with questions of identity, agency, and choice.
Her work is equally shaped by a background in Disability Studies and years spent supporting disabled college students. She is particularly interested in the intersections of trauma, power, and intimacy, and how speculative worlds can offer space for transformation.
When not writing, Kit is usually hiking with her guide dog, researching something strange, or speaking on topics such as disability in SFF, trauma-informed storytelling, and the craft of sacred kink. She publishes essays and short fiction across both literary and genre venues.
Her work is equally shaped by a background in Disability Studies and years spent supporting disabled college students. She is particularly interested in the intersections of trauma, power, and intimacy, and how speculative worlds can offer space for transformation.
When not writing, Kit is usually hiking with her guide dog, researching something strange, or speaking on topics such as disability in SFF, trauma-informed storytelling, and the craft of sacred kink. She publishes essays and short fiction across both literary and genre venues.
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