The Curse of the Fifth
Book OneBy Lord Steven Donahoo
Length9h 48m
About this audiobook
Her blood was hidden for a reason. His curse was made to keep him alone.
At twenty-four, Mícheáilín ní Cathasaigh knows her magic only by the scent it leaves behind: white peach and orange blossom. Then Donnchadh, a scarred Ulster warrior cursed to make every fierce emotion lethal, enters her life—and an invisible thread snaps tight between them.
When shadow-born hunters come for her, Donnchadh becomes her only path to safety. But her mother’s forbidden book is awakening, a queen is hunting the power in her blood, and the forgotten Fifth may rise again through the bond neither of them fully understands.
The Curse of the Fifth: Book One is an adult dark romantasy of Irish-inspired myth, gaslamp magic, court intrigue, dangerous devotion, and a heroine who must decide whether fate is a weapon—or a choice.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Romance
Length9 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 4, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Epigraph
2Dedication
3Prologue — The Severing
4Chapter One — Whispers of the Fifth
5Chapter Two — The Cursed Warrior
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6Chapter Three — Forbidden Fruit
7Chapter Four — Tempting the Curse
8Chapter Five — Defying Fate
9Chapter Six — Court of Vipers
10Chapter Seven — A Dangerous Obsession
11Chapter Eight — The Queen’s Favor
12Chapter Nine — The Burning Bond
13Chapter Ten — Blood and Moonlight
14Chapter Eleven — Stolen in the Dark
15Chapter Twelve — Secrets of the Relic
16Chapter Thirteen — Ulster’s Claim
17Chapter Fourteen — A Traitor’s Bargain
18Chapter Fifteen — Shattered Illusions
19Chapter Sixteen — Fractured Bond
20Chapter Seventeen — The Gathering Storm
21Chapter Eighteen — The Iron Choir
22Chapter Nineteen — The Name Beneath the Name
23Chapter Twenty — Blood in the Ashes
24Chapter Twenty-One — A Willing Ruin
25Chapter Twenty-Two — Echoes of the Past
26Chapter Twenty-Three — The Relic’s Hunger
27Chapter Twenty-Four — Warrior’s Lesson
28Chapter Twenty-Five — The Fifth Awakens
29Chapter Twenty-Six — The Cost of Desire
30Chapter Twenty-Seven — A Final Temptation
31Chapter Twenty-Eight — Ashes & Orchards
32Epilogue — The Second Song
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