Lightlark (The Lightlark Saga Book 1)

In Lightlark by Alex Aster, the island of Lightlark appears once every hundred years to host the Centennial—a deadly competition among six rulers, each seeking to break the brutal curses destroying their realms.

Isla Crown, the young ruler of Wildling, represents a land cursed to kill anyone they love. To save her people, she must outwit powerful rivals through lies, betrayal, and dangerous alliances.

As dark secrets and forbidden love emerge, Isla faces an impossible choice between her heart and her destiny in this thrilling fantasy of power, sacrifice, and deception.