Claims and Curses

She's the Alpha no one expected. He's the Alpha who can't resist. Genesis Neo Highwater is the seventh daughter of the Alpha of Crystal Moon, a legacy pack with a centuries-long seat on the Prime 10 Council. But behind its legacy lies a looming crisis: two generations without male heirs, whispers of a curse, and a rising wave of rejected mate bonds threatening to bring the proud pack to its knees. Determined to save her pack, her father names her heir, and Genesis presents an anti-rejection bill at the Annual Wolf Summit—where fate strikes with a mate bond she's fought to avoid, and upends all her well-laid plans. Genesis finds herself claimed by Sebastian Stone—a powerful Alpha who sits on the very Prime 10 Council that will decide her fate. And when the Council decides she and Sebastian will be the test subjects for her own anti-rejection bill, Genesis is thrown into a Mating Trial with a dangerously devoted mate who is as determined to claim his Luna as she is to claim her inheritance as the Alpha of Crystal Moon. Bound by a fated bond unlike any before, Genesis and Sebastian must battle desire and duty—and decide if the struggle is worth the cost. Claims and Curses is the first book in the A Scent of Moon and Madness series, a sweeping paranormal romantasy where Council politics collide with fated mate bonds, and where passion is as dangerous as power. Set in a richly layered modern world ruled by ancient traditions, sacred bloodlines, two species of wolves, and a Lycan King who governs them all, this saga blends primal heat, heart-wrenching devotion, and political intrigue into one. With over 140,000 words of immersive world-building and emotional depth, this story offers fast-burning spice that ignites instantly, paired with slow-burn emotional unraveling that will leave you aching for more. Join Genesis, her sisters, and their daughters in a six-book saga that redefines what it means to love, lead, and survive in a world ruled by fate and shadowed by the Crystal Moon curse.