What the Bells Could Not Save
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He was adored for his beauty and feared for his cruelty.
Then he was cursed.
Exiled to the bell tower of Saint-Sulpice, Édouard Valmont becomes a monster in the eyes of the city. Merely an unseen voice behind the ringing bells. But when a traveling performer named Lysander discovers the man beneath the deformity, something begins to awaken inside Édouard: a longing he has never known.
Yet the cathedral hides more than stone and prayer. And when a powerful church official's obsession turns into a threat, Édouard must confront the darkest truth of all: redemption may require a price he cannot pay.
A gothic tragedy of love, vanity, and the unbearable weight of becoming worthy.
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