To Snap a Silver Stem - Sarah A. Parker

n nI want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me.n n nn nOnce upon a time, my world was small and sheltered.

Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barrelling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know.n n nn nHe wants me. All of me.n n nn nDunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war I've worked so hard to avoid.n n nn nI'll wear the dress and the cupla and the shoes.

I'll do it all with a smile on my face. Because everyone's watching.n n nn nHe's watching-hunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides. n n nn nHe's unyielding.

Unguarded. n nChanged. n n nn nWhy is he looking now when I've got everything to hide?n n nn nSecrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will snap.n n nn nCrowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone.

Even if it costs me my life.n n nn nFear was my overlord. Now, it's my prisoner.n n nn nTo Snap a Silver Stem is the explosive sequel of To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, a dark Rapunzel reimagining full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst.n