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A Curse of Fangs and Flame

by Angela ElkertonAuthor · status: Open

Releases Jan. 12, 2027 · 107 days left

🗓 Review by Jan. 12, 2027 · 107 days left

eBook · 500 pages · Mature · Book 1 of The Cursed Chronicles · No spice

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A deadly curse. A fierce Empire. And a man she should never trust.

 

Forced to kneel at the foot of a burning altar—Lucretia’s nightmare has only just begun. But for her brother, Godrick, it’s even worse. Bound and bleeding, she must watch as he’s dragged toward the flames, the priests—their captors—intent on using him as a living sacrifice for their demonic god.


Their escape is nothing short of a miracle. But freedom is fleeting—with the priests not far behind.

While on the run, Lucretia uncovers a truth more terrifying than the fate they fled: she and Godrick are half-vampires—marked by blood, hunted for power. And when mercenaries catch up to them, Godrick is struck by a cursed blade. Darkness takes root. And it starts killing him from within.


Desperate for help, she turns to Prince Bennett Fleywood, a half-elf Exorcist whose reputation is born of damnation and death, haunted by dark, royal secrets that could expose corruption and bring the Empire to its knees.


With time running out, Lucretia proves that her abilities make her invaluable, so Bennett takes her on as his apprentice.


But working together has a cost.


Trusting him is reckless. Getting close to him is ruinous. And wanting the ruthless Exorcist when breaking the curse risks everything?


That could be fatal.


A Curse of Fangs and Flame is Book 1 in The Cursed Chronicles, and it’s perfect for fans of slow-burn, high-stakes romance, dark magic, and curses that must be broken. This fantasy romance debut dives into a world where the lines between love and danger are blurred.

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Romantasy

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⚠ Content warnings: Abuse & Control, Confinement, Danger & Disaster, Explicit Content, Gore, Grief / Loss, Mental Health, Torture, Violence