Dragon King's Bride

Paranormal Romance - slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. A village healer bound by a blood bargain to an undead king. A dark prophecy that demands her soul-ash. And a heart that remembers what death cannot erase. When Lira's sister is taken by the Bone Court's reapers, she must win the heart of its cursed king to save her but the very magic that makes her valuable may doom them both. This dragon rider romantasy of forbidden love and impossible choices will grip fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout. Lira has spent her life mending broken bones and stitching wounds in the shadow of the Ash Mountains. She knows the legends: the Bone King who rules the dead, the soul-ash that fuels his court, and the dragon riders who patrol the border between life and afterlife. She never expected to become part of them. When her sister is taken by the undead reapers, Lira makes a desperate bargain her healing magic in exchange for her sister's life. But the Bone Court doesn't trade in fairness. It trades in debts that can never be repaid. Now Lira must navigate a court of skeletal lords, sentient ash storms, and a king who hasn't spoken in a hundred years. His name is Kaelen, and his heart is a cold ember buried beneath centuries of grief. He doesn't want a healer. He wants the one thing Lira's blood carries: the ember-ash, a rare magic that can resurrect the dead. To save her sister, Lira must make him fall in love with her but every touch of his undead hands drains her life force. Every kiss tastes of ash. And the prophecy that binds them both whispers of a choice: let the kingdom fall, or let her heart become the fuel that ignites its rebirth. As the prophecy unravels, Lira discovers the true cost of the blood bargain. The Bone King isn't just cursed he's been waiting for her. And the heart that wouldn't forget may be the only thing that can break the cycle of ash and bone. But to save her sister, she must betray the one person who sees her as more than a tool. And to save the kingdom, she must become the monster the prophecy demands. Tropes: slow-burn enemies to lovers, forced proximity in a haunted castle, forbidden touch, only one bed, dead king with a beating heart, he falls first, prophecy bond, sister sacrifice. "e;A Court of Bone and Ash"e; is the first book in The Ash and Bone Chronicles, a dragon rider romantasy series of dark prophecies, blood bargains, and hearts that burn even in death. If you crave a morally gray hero, a fierce heroine, and a world where love is the most dangerous magic of all, enter the Bone Court but be warned: the ash remembers everything. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.