Burning In The Darkness
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Last published Tue, Jul 22, 2025
"He's the secret she forgot. She's the reason he can't forget."
Haunted by power she can't control and memories she can't remember, Queen Emelene Rose walks a razor's edge between madness and monarchy. Cursed as a Kieri-a rare and feared bloodline of supernatural strength-Emelene's rule is unraveling. After accidentally decimating her own land while defending her kingdom for a man she thought loved her, whispers of rebellion grow louder, and her crown sits increasingly uneasy.
Enter Graysen Mattihere, the mysterious king of a distant land, with a proposal that could stabilize two realms-or destroy them both. Bound by duty and shadowed by grief, Graysen offers a marriage alliance to Emelene, all while concealing his true motive: uncovering the truth behind his parents' murder, a mystery tangled with Emelene's name. What he doesn't expect is that the woman he's been bound to by marriage is not the one he remembers.
Tensions escalate as assassinations, political sabotage, and the re-emergence of long-buried truths threaten the fragile union. With enemies closing in and only fragments of herself remaining, Emelene must choose: lose what's left of her humanity-or rise from the ashes to reclaim her throne and the truth of who she really is.
Burning In The Darkness is a sweeping romantic fantasy with ulterior motives, cursed bloodlines, tragic love, and a queen who will burn down her world just to bury herself with it.
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