City of Citadels Book 2 by K. Cross | City of Citadels Series | PREORDER

Brynn has made her choice.

She is now the wife of Lukas Devereaux, the powerful Don of the Citadels, and their unlikely alliance provided a chance to protect the Farmlands from her increasingly dangerous brother.

But Jono has no intention of surrendering his claim.

As he gathers support across Elestra, Lukas is convinced something else lurks beneath Jono’s surface. Lukas is determined to discover the secret before Jono becomes impossible to stop.

Meanwhile, magic is failing and the Citadel’s are suffering. When Brynn discovers a chance to free someone trapped by madness, she takes a chance that could challenge everything.

A new kind of magic is awakening across Elestra. One that cannot be controlled.

And Brynn may be closer to it than she realizes.

CITY OF CITADELS: BOOK TWO continues the clean, slow-burn romantasy series by K. Cross, filled with an arranged marriage, dangerous magic, political intrigue, ancient secrets, and a love neither Brynn nor Lukas planned to find.

Perfect For Readers Who Love

• Clean romantasy with no spice
• Gothic fantasy romance
• Marriage of convenience
• Forced proximity romance
• Protective dangerous heroes
• Powerful heroines with secrets
• Political marriage contracts
• Enemies-to-allies romantic tension
• Hidden family secrets
• Ancient magic and rising arcane power
• Court politics and dangerous families
• Slow-burn romance with high yearning
• The origin story of Elestra
• Connected fantasy worlds and bingeable novella series

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Series Reading Order

This is the first novella in a planned 10-book clean romantasy series. The first book comes out on December 4, 2026.

FAQ

Is The City of Citadels Book 1 the first book in the series?

Yes. The City of Citadels Book 1 is the first book in the City of Citadels Series and is the best place to begin this clean romantasy origin story.

Is this connected to The Isles Series?

Yes. The City of Citadels Series is set in the world of Elestra thousands of years before The Isles Series. It explores the ancient origins of the world before sirens, wyverns, and sea-bound kings ruled its future.

Do I need to read The Isles Series first?

No. The City of Citadels Book 1 begins a new origin series and can be read first. Readers of The Isles Series will recognize the world of Elestra and enjoy seeing where its deeper mythology began.

Is The City of Citadels Book 1 a clean romantasy?

Yes. This is a clean romantasy with no spice. It includes romantic tension, yearning, emotional intensity, slow-burn romance, and a fantasy adventure plot.

What tropes are in The City of Citadels Book 1?

This book includes marriage of convenience, forced proximity, enemies-to-allies tension, protective hero, dangerous Don, gothic fantasy, hidden family secrets, political intrigue, ancient magic, slow-burn romance, and found family elements.

What is the setting?

The story is set in Elestra, thousands of years before The Isles Series, in and around the gothic City of Citadels and the struggling Farmlands.

What formats are available?

Depending on the edition selected, The City of Citadels Book 1 may be available as an ebook, paperback, or audiobook.