The Moon-Cursed Crown

Liora has spent her life healing others, never imagining she would become the bearer of a power feared for centuries. But when one of those ancient relics—the long-lost Crown of the Silver Mother—binds itself to her, the life she's always known is torn away. Now the Empire hunts her, the faithful want to claim her, and something ancient awakens in her mind.

The Crown promises miracles. It offers her the power to mend impossible wounds, save the dying, and end suffering with little more than a thought. For a healer who has spent her life doing everything she can to save others, the temptation is difficult to resist, especially when the relic knows her deepest fears and desires.

Her only chance of escape lies with a dangerous stranger who refuses to give her his name. He knows far too much about the Empire, seems equally skilled at handling a blade and avoiding questions, and is determined to keep her alive. What he won't explain is why.

With enemies pursuing them and nowhere safe to turn, Liora has little choice but to trust him. Days on the road become nights spent sheltering together, and somewhere between their arguments, narrow escapes, and unexpected moments of tenderness, the stranger she once feared becomes the man she most wants beside her.

But the Crown is growing stronger, and the longer Liora carries it, the harder it becomes to know how much of herself she can keep.

The Empire wants the power she carries. The Crown wants everything she is. And the one man she never intended to trust may be the only person standing between her and both.

If he intends to keep her alive.