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The Risen World Book Two
The Veiled Ascent: Join the Vampires of Berlin
The Eternal Heir
He’s a rebel determined to change the Risen world. She’s the last heir of the Line.
Jean-Pierre has spent the last hundred years hell-bent on destroying the vampire order who keeps the immortals of Europe under their iron rule. The last piece of the puzzle rests in a lonesome girl with a supernatural heritage.
When Ava Schmidt follows an old postcard to Berlin on the hunt for her long-lost family, she’s quickly dragged into the world of the Risen, where she discovers she’s the last hereditary heir to an unbroken line of immortal rulers.
Roped into a centuries-old rebel plot to overthrow her relatives and fighting to master her newfound vampiric powers, Ava struggles to decide on a path for her new eternal future – all while navigating her magnetic attraction to her alluring vampire instructor, Jean-Pierre.
But the rebels are hiding a terrible secret, one which will throw everything she’s been taught into doubt. Torn between loyalty to her new friends and Jean-Pierre, and the ruling family she never knew she had, the fate of the vampires of Europe rests in Ava’s hands.
Independent Book Review
“Readers will be engrossed in each scene, thrilled to sink their teeth into all this delicious drama. Author Liv Viola’s immersive, wildly impressive prose is the key to all this. The writing is sublime—rich, weighty, as hypnotizing in its clarity and impact as the red wine (and fresh blood) that Ava and her captor drink throughout the book.”
Self-Publishing Review
"A remarkable debut novel, The Eternal Heir is an exceptionally strong first installment of the Risen World series. Viola builds convincing relationships between her characters, never forgetting to push the plot forward at remarkable speed. The unfolding of the plot feels natural while also being addictive, and its grounding in realistic details ensures that the fantastical storyline remains relatable all the way through. This is a thrilling, deftly conceived novel, emotionally compelling and thematically complex, which will appeal to readers of vampire fiction and fantasy, as well as readers looking for a novel that is rich in both plot and style." ★★★★★
Tellest
“The Eternal Heir is a vampire tale with a fresh take, and at times almost reads as an academy fantasy, in the best of ways. It’s playfully dark without being overwhelming, has some tinges of romance without being saccharine, and it’s wickedly funny at times as well.”
Liv Viola
Drawing on Europe’s rich history and the raw energy of its cities, Liv crafts atmospheric dark fantasy stories where ancient bloodlines and modern survival collide. Her writing blends real-world authenticity with immersive supernatural lore that asks: what if the monsters were already running the city?
She is the creator of The Risen World, an urban fantasy saga capturing the dangerous supernatural factions of Berlin, beginning with The Eternal Heir and continuing in The Veiled Ascent. Originally from Long Island, she has spent sixteen years in Germany, drawing on childhood visits to Bavaria, over a decade immersed in Berlin’s culture and architecture, and the rich folklore woven throughout the country. Today, she resides along the Baltic Sea coast, where the coastal air fuels her darker fictional worlds.
When she isn’t building high-stakes immortal dynasties, Liv is likely alternating between overly ambitious baking experiments and "just one more row" of crochet. A lifelong beach lover and dedicated book traveler, she spends her downtime unwinding on the Baltic shore with a great story in hand.
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