The Thorned Bride
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Last published Fri, Aug 15, 2025
"I am cursed to destroy everyone I love... and he's cursed to love me anyway."
When Serenya escapes a forced marriage to a cruel prince, she falls into the hands of Valerian-a vampire feared by all, yet drawn only to her. In the shadows of his ancient castle, their hearts wage a dangerous war between fate, desire, and the darkness that binds them.
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Cursed since birth, Serenya has been forced to live behind gilded walls, her very touch said to bring ruin to those who draw too close. Trapped in a world of courtly lies and cruel expectations, she has learned to hide her heart behind a mask of composure... until the night she escapes her fate as the bride to a merciless prince.
Her flight leads her into the hands of Valerian, a man cloaked in darkness and whispered about in fearful tones across the kingdom. A vampire, feared and respected, whose reputation for cold ruthlessness precedes him. Yet behind his piercing gaze lies something unexpected-patience, a sharp wit, and a strange gentleness that Serenya cannot bring herself to fear.
As they navigate the labyrinthine halls of his ancient castle, exploring hidden corridors, moonlit gardens, and shadowed chambers, a delicate bond begins to take root. They share pieces of themselves, old wounds, shattered dreams, and the chains of destiny they both long to break. But Valerian carries a truth he does not yet share, a truth that could shatter everything: he cannot be harmed by her curse... and he has been searching for someone like her for centuries.
In a world where love is as dangerous as it is forbidden, Serenya must decide if she can risk her heart for a man who might just be the most dangerous thing of all... the one person she cannot bear to lose.
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