Curse of Shadows and Thorns
The Broken Kingdoms Book One
A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.
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“What your heart desires, there your fate lies.” She lowered her voice to a rough whisper. “When you see the beast within, let him in to let him go. Only then will he bring the change you seek.”
She was born the spare, not the heir
Elise Lysander has one purpose: make an advantageous marriage alliance for the benefit of the family or her uncle, the king, will take away his support for her ailing father. But when the king brings in a negotiator to arrange a suitable match, Elise’s world turns upside down.
The most desired man in town is now her constant shadow.
Legion Grey is as cunning as he is charming. A rumored rake with more than one household hoping he will choose their daughter for himself. Now, his aspirations have led him to arrange the next royal marriage and Elise is determined to hate him for robbing her of freedom.
Until stolen moments turn to stolen touches and desire burns to searing passion.
But when rumors of an uprising from banished fae reach the inner courts, Elise begins to wonder if Legion might be hiding more secrets than she realizes and she may have fallen in love with the ultimate enemy.
Elise is faced with the truth that following her heart might be what destroys her in the end.
The journey into The Broken Kingdoms begins in the Northern Kingdom of Timoran and Etta where Beauty and the Beast meets Vikings. Fury magic, the power over the earth, is rumored to be returning, and after a royal coup, a cursed villain who’s more beast than man, a rebellious princess must make a choice on who to trust . . . and who might bring her destruction. The first three books in the Broken Kingdom Series cover the Northern Kingdom.

The journey into the Northern Kingdom begins with Curse of Shadows and Thorns, a Beauty and the Beast retelling with your favorite tropes: forbidden love, hidden identity, who touched her, steamy slow burn, and a bloodlust curse.
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The Broken Kingdoms
- Curse of Shadows and Thorns
- Court of Ice and Ash
- Crown of Blood and Ruin
- Night of Masks and Knives
- Game of Hate and Lies
- Dance of Kings and Thieves
- Den of Blades and Briars
- Reign of Stars and Fire
- Song of Sorrows and Fate
Plus!
- Bonds of Fate – bonus novella
- These Wicked Crowns – holiday bonus book
The Broken Kingdoms series will bring your favorite tropes in one epic fantasy romance:
⚔️ Enemies to lovers
⚔️ Forbidden Romance
⚔️ Viking-inspired world
⚔️ Slow burn
⚔️ Shadow daddies
⚔️ Multiple unique magic systems
⚔️ Four different interconnected couples to love
This series is complete and follows the story of four couples across four kingdoms. Each couple is interconnected and for the most enjoyment, this series is best read in order.
The story of The Broken Kingdoms can be continued in the second-generation series The Ever Seas.


























