Crown Me Dead
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4.8 • 8 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
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.**
Customer Reviews
Crown Me Captivated
If I could give this book a million stars, I would. I'm not sure I've ever been this captivated by a story from the very first chapter.
Page turner doesn't even begin to cover it. I finished this in two days and dove right into the second book immediately after. There was no pause, no "let me savor this"—just an immediate, desperate need to know what happens next.
This is the most beautifully written dark fantasy I've probably ever read. Liv Zander's prose is lyrical and haunting, the kind of writing that makes you stop and reread sentences because they're just too good to rush past. She crafts this world that's both brutal and beautiful, violent and tender, and she does it with a skill that feels effortless even though you know it must have taken incredible care to get so right.
The world-building is immersive without being overwhelming. You're dropped into this complex, dangerous world, and instead of feeling lost, you feel… home. It's the kind of setting that wraps around you and refuses to let go, long after you've closed the book. And the characters—oh, the characters. They're complicated and flawed and morally grey in all the best ways. You'll find yourself rooting for people you shouldn't, questioning people you thought you could trust, and feeling everything so intensely it almost hurts.
Liv Zander can do no wrong. Her ability to balance darkness with beauty, violence with vulnerability, plot with prose—it's unmatched. She doesn't just tell a story; she builds a world and breathes life into it, then invites you to come get lost in it for a while.
If you're a fan of dark fantasy that doesn't pull its punches, that challenges you as much as it entertains you, that leaves you breathless and desperate for more—this is it. This is the one.