Crown Me Dead
Graphic. Crude, explicit vocabulary throughout the scenes.
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THE #1 BESTSELLING DARK ROMANTASY LEAVING READERS WORLDWIDE IN TEARS. Wed me. Bed me. Slit my throat. Born in dirt, raised in rot, I dig graves for the dead, while the living decay around me. When my brother coughs blood, he appears. A man too polished for the graveyard, with a bargain too cruel for the light: Seduce the King. Become the Queen. Die. And my brother lives. Kael is a nightmare of living ruin, the rotting ruler of a festering realm. And Vale is his shadow, the cold architect of my demise. One man needs my heart to beat. The other plans to stop it forever. They think I’m a pawn. But I’m the gravedigger's daughter. And I know exactly where to bury them. Welcome to the funeral. Darkly seductive, beautifully written, and deeply emotional, the Heartstring Duet will sweep you away into a world of forbidden desire, deadly intrigue, shocking twists, and impossible choices. Crown Me Dead is book one of two in the completed dark fantasy romance Heartstring Duet. Don't miss book two, Crown Me Yours. The world contains deception, mystery, violence, dark elements, and mature content. What this book doesn’t contain is a hero (because villains do it better). You can find more detailed information at Liv Zander's website.
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Crown Me Yours
Direct continuation of the same duet, so you get the gravedigger's revenge payoff—now with the heroine holding power and a guaranteed HEA.
Pale Court Duet - Moonlight Edition
Same author's rotting-king-obsessed-with-a-terrified-girl energy and dubcon dread, but spicier and more captivity-focused than bargain-and-betrayal plotting.
Alchemised
Same morally-grey captor dynamic and brutal stakes, but slower burn with heavier psychological trauma over royal intrigue.
Enchantra
Same forbidden-love-in-a-cursed-palace vibe and morally grey captor romance, but lighter spice and a fake-dating hook instead of a death bargain.
Throne of the Fallen
Shares the villain-love-interest, morally grey prince trope, but slower burn and a safer HFN ending instead of dark dual-love-interest dread.