To Snap a Silver Stem

<p><strong>I want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Once 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.</p><p><br></p><p>He wants me. All of me.</p><p><br></p><p>Dunked 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.</p><p><br></p><p>I'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.</p><p><br></p><p><em>He's </em>watching-hunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides. </p><p><br></p><p>He's unyielding. Unguarded. </p><p><em>Changed. </em></p><p><br></p><p>Why is he looking now when I've got everything to hide?</p><p><br></p><p>Secrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will <em>snap</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Crowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone. Even if it costs me my life.</p><p><br></p><p>Fear was my overlord. Now, it's my prisoner.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>To Snap a Silver Stem</em> is the explosive sequel of <em>To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, </em>a dark Rapunzel reimagining full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst.</strong></p>