A Crown of Thorned Fate - Paperback

by K. C. Hawthorne (Author)

She was never meant to wear a crown. He was never meant to kneel.

Elara Veyne believed magic belonged only to stories.

Until the night her village was shattered and the King of Thorn Court dragged her beyond the Veil.

A mortal healer from Briar Glen, Elara has no place among the fae-and no intention of surrendering to the ruthless king she was raised to fear. But within Thorn Court, a living castle of shadow, silver, and thorns, the impossible becomes real.

Magic answers her touch. A hidden power begins to awaken beneath her skin. And an ancient Thornbound bond ties her to Caelen Duskryn, the very man she has sworn to hate.

Caelen has spent his reign guarding a kingdom on the edge of ruin, bound by ancient promises and surrounded by enemies. Now prophecy has placed Elara at the center of his realm's fate, with the power to save it-or destroy it.

He can command a court.

He can wield shadows as weapons.

But he cannot command her.

Her trust must be earned.

So must her surrender.

Trapped in a dangerous court where beauty conceals betrayal and every alliance carries a price, Elara must uncover the truth about the magic awakening inside her-and why forces older than the kingdom itself seem to know exactly who she is.

Because Elara Veyne was never simply a mortal healer.

And some destinies aren't discovered.

They're remembered.

A Crown of Thorned Fate is a dark fae romantasy featuring enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, fated mates, a morally gray fae king, slow-burn tension and spice, hidden kingdoms, ancient prophecy, a sentient castle, and a touch-her-and die hero.