The Moon-Cursed Crown

The gods never choose cleanly.

When the long-lost Moon-Crown awakens, it binds itself to Liora—a healer's apprentice trained to mend what breaks, not carry relics of divine ruin. The Crown does not offer power freely. It settles into her body, alters her instincts, and demands proximity in ways she does not yet understand.

Every time she draws on it, something ancient presses closer to the surface.

Hunted by an empire that knows exactly what the Moon-Crown is—and what it does to those who bear it—Liora is forced into an uneasy alliance with a dangerous stranger whose knowledge of the artifact runs deeper than he will explain. He does not promise safety. He promises survival, and makes it clear there are limits to how far he will let the Crown take her.

As pursuit tightens and the Crown's presence deepens, Liora must navigate a world where power is never neutral, mercy is treated as weakness, and relics are claimed without regard for the bodies that carry them. Trust becomes conditional. Control becomes fragile. And every step forward carries a cost she cannot yet measure.

The Moon-Cursed Crown is a dark, slow-burn romantasy featuring invasive magic, restrained enemies-to-lovers tension, and a heroine caught between what she carries and who she is allowed to remain.