When she is framed for her father, the Emperor’s death, she must partner with a cunning crime lord to find the murderer and unravel the greater conspiracy behind her empire. Let’s start with the basics: tell us about your trilogy Blood Heir – why should readers check it out?īlood Heir is the story of a princess who believes herself to be a monster because she has the power to control blood. Amélie is the author of the Blood Heir series: Blood Heir, Red Tigress, and Crimson Reign.

She attended college in New York City, where she now lives. She seeks to bring this passion to her stories, crafting characters from kingdoms in different corners of the world. Her multicultural upbringing instilled in her a deep love of global affairs and cross-cultural perspectives. 'Zhao shines in the fast-paced and vivid combat scenes, which lend a cinematic quality that pulls readers in.Amélie Wen Zhao was born in Paris and grew up in Beijing in an international community. 'Cinematic storytelling at its best.' (Adrienne Young, New York Times best-selling author of Sky in the Deep and The Girl the Sea Gave Back) Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue.Ī cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has sinister plans - though he might have met his match in Ana.

Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work - one that threatens the very balance of her world. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. And to clear her name, she must find her father's murderer on her own. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. When Ana's father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered.

Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural - dangerous. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. The first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father's murder.

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