Crown of Bone

A Court-Intrigue Romantasy of a Marriage of Alliance, Forbidden Magic, and the Price of Forbidden MagicBy Lyra Shadowbrook

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Paranormal Romance — slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. A dark bargain with a god. A marriage of alliance with her family's sworn enemy. And a fire that could burn them both before the truth ever sees light. Ashara Vex is an Ashborn—a fire wielder bound by blood to the dying embers of her noble house. When her younger brother contracts the soul-rot that has already claimed their father, she has one hope: a Starlight healer from the enemy court, a man who despises everything she stands for. Desperate, she kidnaps him in the dead of night, dragging him across the border into a world of ash and whispered curses. But the healer, Kaelen Duskbane, carries his own secrets—and a blade meant for her throat. When a shadowy assassination plot erupts in both courts, Ashara and Kaelen are forced into a fragile alliance. The bargain that binds them is simple: she keeps him alive long enough to save her brother, and he keeps her from becoming the next casualty in a war that has raged for centuries. But the closer they get to the rot's source, the more they uncover a conspiracy that reaches from the throne of Ash to the heart of Starlight itself—a conspiracy that threatens to unravel everything they thought they knew about each other, their families, and the gods who play with mortal lives. Now Ashara faces an impossible choice: let her brother die to expose the truth, or sacrifice the man who has become her only ally—and maybe, her only chance at love—to save the family she has left. Tropes: Enemies to lovers, forced marriage of alliance, one bed, touch her and die, morally gray heroine, he falls first and harder, hidden identity, slow-burn with devastating payoff. The Dusk Fracture series: A Court of Ash and Starlight is the first book in a new paranormal romance saga where fire meets starlight, bargains are made with gods, and the line between enemy and lover is drawn in ash. If you love fierce heroines, brooding healers with hidden depths, and court intrigue that keeps you turning pages until 3 a.m., step into the world of the Dusk Fracture. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.

Magic Political Intrigue Royalty & Courts Dark Fantasy Conspiracy Healing Betrayal Fated Mates Thriller Hero Rebellion Protective Hero Chosen One