Roses & Ruins
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Last published Mon, Nov 17, 2025
In a kingdom where secrets bloom like blood-stained roses, Roselynd Montclair was never meant to survive.
Promised to a monster and shackled by duty, she's been taught to play the role of obedient daughter and perfect bride. But when her carefully controlled world begins to crack, it's not a prince who steps from the shadows-it's a king cloaked in darkness, with eyes that see too much and hands that promise both ruin and salvation.
Thrown into a web of political intrigue, forbidden power, and slow-burning temptation, Roselynd must decide what she's willing to sacrifice...
Her heart?
Her freedom?
Or the mask she's worn her entire life?
One wrong move could cost her everything.
One dangerous man might give her the world.
Power always has a price.
Love might just cost her soul.
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