Between Two Kings: Split or Swallow 2: the even steamier sequel to the bestselling novel that is taking the world by storm!

By Lindsay Straube

*The limited deluxe edition will include gorgeous printed edges*

From internet sensation and USA Today bestseller Lindsay Straube comes the second book in the sexy, biting Split or Swallow series, featuring dangerous basilisks, competitive seduction, and a love triangle that could destroy kingdoms.

Tem never thought she'd fall in love.

But now she's caught between the Serpent King and the newly crowned human king...

And the war that is brewing between the basilisks and the humans.

Tem led a simple life on the family chicken farm, but now, her eyes had been opened--to love, to lust, to the pull of power, gold, obligation, and the violence of greed and war.

When Tem embraced her basilisk half and crested Leo, she thought she'd set him free. Though it nearly broke her, now he could find his first love again, and she could be happy with Caspen.

But love is complicated. As much as Tem embraces her serpent side, rules and loopholes keep her beholden to Leo...despite her marriage to Caspen.

And as it becomes clearer that her decision may not be so simple, their desire continues to smolder...and if one tinder flickers into flame, it could set the entire kingdom on fire.

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Published Nov 11, 2025

508 pages

Average rating: 6.45

31 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Mellific
Jul 09, 2026
2/10 stars
I'm sorry... what did I just read?
alliebrandy89
Jun 27, 2026
5/10 stars
It made me cry. I never cry and this made me cry. I like the book. I did not like the author's decisions with the characters in the end. But overall the story is good. My heart is just broken because I don't understand right now why she did it.
BloomingReaderLily
Feb 10, 2026
9/10 stars
Did not like that Caspen gave his life for Tem and Leo. The story leading to the end was good. Loved how Apollo was always there for Tem and he showed her what Caspen didn’t. Tem loved Apollo too she should’ve have stayed with Apollo.

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