Carissa Broadbent writes dark, emotionally intense fantasy with a romance spine, and her books hit differently as audiobooks. The narrators she works with lean into the ache of her prose, making the slow-burn tension of a series like The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King feel almost unbearable in the best way. Her worlds are immersive and her character dynamics are the kind you think about long after the final chapter.

If you loved the Crowns of Nyaxia series and want more of that same bruised, consuming energy, start with Daughter of No Worlds and let the audio pull you under.