New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns with book one of the allnew compelling Flesh and Fire seriesset in the beloved Blood and Ash world.Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals a Maiden as the Fates promised Seraphena Mierels future has never been hers.ampnbspChosenbefore birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.However Seras real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasaniashes not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one missionone target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love become his weakness and then...end him. If she fails she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot.Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. Aampnbspmonster. Untilampnbsphim.ampnbspUntil the Primal of Deaths unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion shes never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way her life is forfeitit always has been as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.