Carissa Broadbent

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-24

Carissa Broadbent is an American author of romantic fantasy fiction who lives in Rhode Island with her husband and son. According to her publisher, she has been writing dark, dramatic stories since roughly age nine, and her fiction has evolved over the years to become, in her own words, "slightly less depressing and hopefully a lot more readable." Broadbent specializes in novels that combine epic fantasy plots with strong romance elements, a formula that has made her one of the most popular authors in the rapidly growing "romantasy" category. She is best known for the Crowns of Nyaxia series, which debuted with The Serpent and the Wings of Night and became a New York Times bestseller, establishing her among the leading voices in contemporary fantasy romance. Her other published works include Six Scorched Roses, Daughter of No Worlds, and The Songbird and the Heart of Stone, reflecting a prolific output across multiple interconnected series and standalone novels. Broadbent's rapid rise has been driven substantially by strong word-of-mouth among fantasy romance readers, and her books are frequently noted for combining fast-paced plotting with richly developed magical world-building centered on vampiric and divine mythologies.

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Books

• The Serpent and the Wings of Night (2022) · Crowns of Nyaxia Core Canon
• Six Scorched Roses (2023) · Crowns of Nyaxia Expanded Canon
• Slaying the Vampire Conqueror (2023) · Crowns of Nyaxia Expanded Canon
• The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (2023) · Crowns of Nyaxia Core Canon
• The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (2024) · Crowns of Nyaxia Core Canon
• The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (2025) · Crowns of Nyaxia Core Canon
• The Lion and the Deathless Dark (2026) · Crowns of Nyaxia Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 5 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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