A Crown of Dawn

I've thought about it often-stealing you away someplace no one could ever find you. Claiming you as my own... His lips brush my ear, warm with promise. No one ever has to know.With grief in her chest and a goddess in her veins, Merrin is done running. Ascian's ring is still loose, Gwen is bound under a vicious hex, and the echoes are hunting their next royal host. To end the cycle before it ends her, Merrin rides straight into the teeth of it-toward a ruinous crown, a relentless predator, and a choice no queen should face.Ancient secrets unspool as past, present, and the futures they refuse collide. Creation stirs bright within her; destruction tempts from the shadows. And as a forbidden bond finally burns past restraint, love and loyalty are tested against a realm-shaking endgame. To keep crown and kin, Merrin must master what's waking within-and forge a way forward when destiny offers only doom.Tropes & vibes: forbidden queen × knight - he falls first - bodyguard devotion - reluctant-attraction tension - goddess & echo magic - found-family knights - perilous quest - series-finale stakes - slow-burn payoffPerfect for readers who crave PRINCESS BRIDE banter, THRONE OF GLASS stakes, and the atmospheric slow-burn of SERPENT & DOVE.