THORNS AND FLAMES

When Selene Fairchild is chosen as one of twelve Bloodmoon Brides offered to a cursed king, she expects death—not destiny.Beyond the obsidian gates of his haunted keep lies a world of whispers and wonder, where every shadow has teeth and every secret burns.Drawn to the mysterious King Keiren—a ruler bound by grief, flame, and an ancient curse—Selene finds herself torn between duty and desire, between the girl she was and the fire she is becoming.As the trials of the brides unfold, Selene uncovers a prophecy older than the realm itself—one that ties her fate to the very curse she fears.With darkness rising and love demanding its own kind of courage, she must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for freedom…and who she’s willing to become to save them all.