Witch's Binding, The

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The salt circle was holding, but just barely. Lyra Ashwood was supposed to be the disappointing daughter—the witch who couldn't master her family's magic. But when she attempts the forbidden Severance spell alone in the Ashwood, she nearly kills herself trying to break the ancient curse that has poisoned her bloodline for three hundred years. Then Kael Darkwood finds her bleeding out in the moonlit clearing. He is the enemy. The monster in every Ashwood bedtime story. The warlock her family has hunted for generations. But Kael doesn't let her die. He saves her—and reveals a truth that shatters everything Lyra thought she knew. Their ancestors weren't enemies. They were lovers. And the curse destroying both families isn't a punishment; it's an unfinished binding. A broken betrothal. A magical marriage that was never completed. Now the stars are aligning for the first time in two centuries, and the only way to end the war is to complete what was left undone. Lyra must choose: return to her coven and let the bloodshed continue, or bind herself to the man she was raised to hate—and discover that the enemy may be the only one who truly sees her. This witch romantasy is a gripping, steamy, emotional, and heart-wrenching listen packed with enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, forced proximity, fated mates, ancient curses, family betrayal, hidden truth, magical binding, and a morally grey warlock who would burn the world for the witch he was never supposed to love. Perfect for fans of Laura Thalassa, Carissa Broadbent, Danielle L. Jensen, and Naomi Novik. Start listening now—the stars are aligning.