The Ruined Sovereign: a Dark Royal Curse Romantasy of Forbidden Bonds, Dangerous Magic, and Morally Grey Usurper King

A thief was never meant to wake the oracle bells.Marcelline Mournvale came to Morveth Palace to steal a relic, not the attention of an entire kingdom. But when her blood touches forbidden silver, seven ancient bells ring for the first time in years, naming her before priests, guards, and the usurper who stole the throne.Dorian Solvair has survived rebellion, court poison, and the weight of a crown he never wanted. He knows the palace is built on lies, but even he does not know what waits beneath it. When Marcelline's blood opens doors hidden under the Ash Chapel, the truth begins to rise: old rites, stolen children, buried names, and a magic that has been fed by silence for generations.The court wants Marcelline contained. The Bell Order wants her blood. Lady Sevra wants the old laws protected at any cost.And Dorian, the man who should be her captor, becomes the only person standing between her and the holy machinery that wants to use her.But the bells do not give power freely. Every answer takes something. Every truth opens a deeper door. And the forbidden bond growing between Marcelline and Dorian may be the one thing Morveth cannot survive.The Ruined Sovereign is Book One in The Kingdom Beneath the Veil, a dark royal curse romantasy series with a dangerous heroine, a morally grey king, forbidden magic, court betrayal, and a romance powerful enough to threaten the throne itself.