A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly
Book Overview
- First published
- 17 Jun 2025
- Reading order
- Not yet set
- Available as
- Format
- eBook
- Length
- 473 pages
- Published
- 11 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Headline Eternal
- ISBN
- 978-1035443086
Trope TagsPossible spoilers
Warning TagsPossible spoilers
Main Love InterestsPossible spoilers
About This Book
'Tell me. Tell me you burn for me like I burn for you'
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly is the first in an epic, spicy, slow-burn romantasy series from Sophia St Germain, perfect for fans of Gild, The Cruel Prince, The Veiled Kingdom, and Sarah J Maas.
✨ Dark and spicy
✨ Enemies-to-lovers
✨ Slow-burn that burns HOT
✨ Fae world
✨ Political intrigue
✨ Secret identities
✨ Curses and prophecies and more!
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Half-Fae Elessia could have led a charmed life, making the most of her ability to compel anyone to do her bidding just by looking in their eyes. But, after a tragic accident, she's thrown into the Fae king's dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath, binding her to his service.
Five years later, she's living amongst humans in Ellow and has created a life for herself. But her debt to the king still hangs over her head, and now he's come to collect.
Tasked with infiltrating the human elections to determine whether the current regent is involved in strange events in the land of Fae, Elessia knows that this is her only chance at freedom – if only she can prevent her lethal and ever-watching Fae guard from eliminating her before she can unearth the information the king seeks.
But, as she grows closer to the brooding human regent and secrets begin to unravel, Elessia realises greater forces may be at play. And soon she is faced with a choice: her own freedom or that of an entire nation.
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Readers can't get enough!
'From the very first page, this book grabbed me and refused to let go. I was completely caught in its pull – pulled in by the emotional depth, the absolutely stunning writing, and that slow-burn tension that practically sizzled off the page. I didn't sleep. I couldn't. I had to know how it would all unfold' 5 ⭐ reader review
'Perfect! Just absolutely perfect! Written incredibly, the pacing was great, so many twists and turns! Top 5 books I've read this year for sure!' 5 ⭐ reader review
'I was floored every step of the way . . . Sophia, you mended my shattered heart only to rip it out and hurl it straight into the sun. HOW COULD YOU?!' 5 ⭐ reader review
'Definitely in my all-time top 5. Infinity stars read without a doubt . . . loved every second of this book' 5 ⭐ reader review
Book Overview
- First published
- 17 Jun 2025
- Reading order
- Not yet set
- Available as
- Format
- Audiobook
- Length
- 13 hours 57 minutes
- Published
- 17 Jun 2025
- Publisher
- Podium Audio
- Narration
- Solo narration
- Narrators
- Abigail Reno
Trope TagsPossible spoilers
Warning TagsPossible spoilers
Main Love InterestsPossible spoilers
About This Book
Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything. Literally.
Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet. But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king's dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service.
Five years later, she's living amongst humans in Ellow and has created a life for herself—as much as she can with the king's promise to call in his debt looming over her.
When he finally comes to collect, she is made to infiltrate the human elections to determine whether the current regent is involved in the strange things happening in the land of Fae.
With the promise of freedom from the king's claws, Elessia is determined to see it through. Liberty is within reach as long as she can keep the lethal Fae guard watching over her from eliminating her before she unearths the information the king seeks.
But as she grows closer to the brooding human regent and secrets begin to unravel, Elessia realizes greater forces may be at play. And she might stand before the choice between her own freedom and that of a nation.
Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.
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