Gilded Blood

Cathedral of the Crows: Book 2

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Genres

Occult Fiction, Fantasy Romance, Gothic Romance, Dark Fantasy, Forbidden Love, Soul Mates, Medieval, Historical, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death and Violence

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Cathedral of the Crows — Book 2

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Feb 15, 2026

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Gilded Blood

Cathedral of the Crows: Book 2

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Blurb

Two thousand years of failure. This time they get it right.

He watched her family burn. She saved his life anyway.

Isolde has spent seven years hiding in a medieval cathedral, pretending to be a nun, burying the memory of the village the Yorkists destroyed. When a wounded soldier crawls through the doors begging for sanctuary, she should let him bleed out on the flagstones.

But something ancient stirs in the cathedral's foundations. Something that remembers.

Aurelian is a deserter, a coward, and a man who can't stop dreaming of a priest in white robes and a woman he loved but couldn't touch. When he meets Isolde, he recognizes her—not her face, but her soul. They've done this before. Loved before. Failed before.

For two thousand years, the Root has been waiting—binding their souls, pulling them back, watching them repeat the same tragic pattern. This time, with war at the gates and Inquisitors on the way, they have one chance to break free.

But breaking the pattern means choosing love over survival. And in a world that calls their connection heresy, the cost of that choice might be everything.

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Genres

Occult Fiction, Fantasy Romance, Gothic Romance, Dark Fantasy, Forbidden Love, Soul Mates, Medieval, Historical, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Cathedral of the Crows — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is required

Author Prefers A Review On

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Publication Date

Feb 15, 2026

Page Length

240 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Kate writes character-driven dark fantasy and paranormal romance. A dog mom, freelance editor, and introvert when she's not searching for fairy circles in hopes of being transported to an enchanted kingdom, Kate is cooking amateur gourmet meals, playing the Sims, or immersed in the chaos of her writing process.

She lives with her husband, her German shepherd mix, Gracie, and her half-demon feline, Pancho the Prince of Darkness on the banks of the Hudson in Westchester NY, where there are disappointingly few portals to other realms.