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The Flower & The Blackbird (The Elioud Legacy)
by Liane Zane
About this book
Anastasia Fiore is an expert at blending into the shadows. As an elite intelligence officer operating in the heart of Italy, she is used to trading in secrets and high-stakes surveillance. But her world shifts when she discovers her true heritage: she is an Elioud, a descendant of angels with a destiny she is desperate to outrun. Stasia would rather rely on her wits, her combat training, and her flawless cover identities than embrace the supernatural burden of her bloodline.
Her carefully controlled life collides with chaos when she crosses paths with Miró Kos, a brooding Croatian Elioud warrior. Their friction is immediate and electric, sparking a dangerous enemies-to-lovers dynamic that complicates every mission. Forced into an uneasy alliance to recover a stolen Rembrandt, they soon find themselves entangled in a war between primeval forces that threatens to consume them both.
This gripping paranormal romance masterfully blends gritty international espionage with the celestial allure of angel lore. With a tantalizing reverse-harem tension and high-octane suspense, the narrative pulls readers into a world where duty clashes with forbidden desire. If you crave a pulse-pounding thriller where ancient magic meets modern-day intrigue, this is the perfect addition to your reading list.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0BZF8V45R
Reader Reviews
August 2, 2025
I enjoyed the book very much. I especially liked the passage when Stasia is channeling Sophie Loren. I will admit that I read that passage twice before moving on. ) One person found this helpful
November 13, 2021
The Flower & The Blackbird by Liane Zane is the second book in the Elioud Legacy series and the second one that I have read by this author. The author brings action, attraction, and suspense to a new paranormal romantic suspense urban fantasy espionage thriller. The novel is largely set in France, Italy, and Albania with some side trips to Croatia and North Macedonia. Until six months ago, Anastasia “Stasia” Fiore led a double life. She’s an intelligence officer in Italy’s foreign security...
April 26, 2022
This paranormal romance thriller has it all. Romance, suspense, plenty of action, angel magic, and love. I finished the first book and picked this one up right away. Now I'm waiting for the third. The plot revolves around an art theft, and the magical, angelic emanations emitted by a specially commissioned tryptych of paintings. The plot also revolves around two agents torn by a past mystery that only one of them knows about, their extreme attraction to one another, and their conflicting...
November 20, 2021
Well-written, fun to read. This is book two, but you don't have to read book one to love it. The big picture is a thriller (good versus evil, angels versus demons on earth) that keeps you turning pages. Pile on a hot-mess romance (angel-human love - ooh la la!) integral to the story - you totally pull for these two to end up together. Setting is Europe, primarily Italy, with plenty of well-researched details that immerse you in the story. Can't wait for book three of the trilogy ) One person...
May 11, 2022
This is the second book in the Elioud Legacy series by Liane Zane and it’s a terrific read! This story follows an Italian intelligence officer, Stasia, who’s on a joint mission with the Italian art squad to track down a stolen Rembrandt painting. As a skilled intelligence operative she has impressive self defense skills as well as sultry charms of persuasion. When her mission inadvertently intersects with that of a friend’s group of trained Elioud warriors, the stakes get ratcheted up...
