We’re thrilled to share another amazing new release from the Starlit Desires Saga! This dark fantasy romance is called The Frost that Burns by Carliann Jean!

The Frost that Burns
Part of: Starlit Desires (6 books)
Release Date: February 10, 2026
Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Why Choose
🥀Gothic underworld vibes
🩸Vampire x demons
🫦MMF romance (queer awakening)
❤️🩹Mental health and disability rep
💃🏼Soulmate festival
🗡️Hate to love you
😏Friends to lovers
✨Dancing under the stars
🔥Spicy spice
🤌🏻So much banter
Misery might be able to dance with love after all.
Finding a soulmate at the Starlit Festival is a dream for most souls. But for Keres, a lethal ruby vampire chained to the demands of a ruthless queen, a week of starry skies and fated love is simply another broken dream. Not all clipped wings can heal in the darkness of the Underworld.
But when her best friend arranges a week off from serving their cruel queen, Keres is content to enjoy feasting on decadent sweets and blood wine while dancing under the stars.
Until she finds her demons.
As the general of Wrath’s army, Ares has spent centuries hiding behind charming smiles and brutality. But when a mission to poison the queen’s prized weapon is thwarted, Ares finds he may be willing to remove his careful mask if it means having more of her.
Tristan, the grumpy royal adviser, knows love isn’t destined for damaged souls like him. Preferring to keep his scowling face buried in his books, Tristan is hesitant to let Ares drag him to the Starlit Festival. Rattled by a shared history of trauma and tragedy, the demons had given up on finding their soulmates.
Until they find their vampire.
As Keres and her demons embrace vulnerability and surrender to their carnal desires under the glittering stars of the festival, Keres begins to hope for an impossible future. With freedom and healing on the line, Keres, Ares, and Tristan must find the courage to love one another, and more importantly, themselves.
The Frost That Burns is an adult dark fantasy romance, where sinful desires and love can heal the darkest of trauma.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
- Dark Themes
- Mental Health Disorders
- Impact of Trauma
- Explicit Language
- Suggestive Language
- Violence
- Gore
- Manipulation
- Sexual Assault
- Mentions of Emotional and Physical Abuse
- Torture
- Forced Contracts and Slavery
- Murder and Death
- Forced Torture of a Pet
- Scenes of a Sexual Nature
- BDSM
- Choking
- Restraints
- Spanking
- Other Heavy Themes
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