A Court Beyond the Mists: When the Dusk Blooms: a Gothic Fantasy Romance

They trapped me behind briars and named my prison safety.Is the kingdom protecting me from those beyond the Mists?Or frightened I’ll become one of them?A gothic romantic fantasy for readers drawn to emotionally intense stories of corrupt worlds and dark magic, where slow-burn obsessive desire leads to love but not redemption.Our rulers claim to protect us from those who live beyond the Mists: soulless creatures who invade our world and bring death with their magic. So how did one walk into the briars on Midsummer evening and find the human princess?The beguiling man appeared as if he were the handsome prince I waited for, but although his kiss ended my time trapped behind the briars, he didn’t free me. One touch from that fae, and my father took and forced me into a marriage where the kingdom treated me as if I’m the monster not a queen.So when the man returns, walks over the bloodied bodies at his feet, and holds out a hand to me, I take his offer. Travel to the world beyond the Mists, and away from those who trapped my body and mind, where they can no long control me. I should doubt a fae, but Jaren promises me freedom, seduces me with words and tenderness, and unwraps the briars from around my heart.Yet he’s obsessive and his devotion hides a darker truth.I’m a pawn in a prophecy, and Jaren needs the hidden princess to claim a throne.But the corrupted Dusk fae have their own claim on me, and their ancient magic entwined our fates for a reason. I carry a power that Jaren both desires and fears.The bond chaining us would see this fae prince tear apart his world to keep us safe and seize power. But if the goddess trapped inside me takes Jaren first, his dark ambitions could destroy him.I am no longer the weak girl held captive behind the briars. And I will not be caged again.A Court Beyond the Mists (When the Dusk Blooms) is a gothic fantasy romance set in a world of dark magic and corrupt kingdoms with a heroine who refuses to let prophecy decide her fate. Although the hero would burn the world for her, he isn’t a savior transformed by love. The book contains dark themes, but the relationship does not include physical assault or coercion.Perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig and Hannah Whitten, When the Dusk Blooms creates a brooding atmosphere in a complex world where the romance is as perilous as the setting.