The Rosebound Curse

The Rosebound Curse is a gothic romantic fantasy where love isn't a refuge—it's a weapon. When Lyra West is lured into a forbidden palace that blooms with living stone-roses and feeds on grief, she learns her family has been hunted for generations—marked as doors the Court can open at will. The only man who understands the palace's hunger is Valen—a masked, exiled prince bound to the Thorn Door itself, carrying a curse that steals his voice and turns his body into a key. As the Court tempts Lyra with stolen faces and impossible mercy, Lyra and Valen forge a vow the palace didn't write—one that binds them by choice, not chains. But every step toward freedom demands blood, sacrifice, and the courage to refuse the sweetest lies. To break the curse, Lyra must seize the very bell that damned her bloodline, wound the Door that has devoured her ancestors, and decide what she's willing to lose to keep her name—and her heart—her own. Darkly lyrical and razor-tense, The Rosebound Curse delivers forbidden romance, a sentient palace of thorns, deadly bargains, and a heroine who learns that "no" can be the strongest magic of all.