{"product_id":"bound-to-the-broken-crown-astoria-hope-9798991840088","title":"Bound to the Broken Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA prince cursed to destroy everything he touched. Until he touched her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsca never dreamed her gift for sensing emotions would draw the eyes of princes-let alone the Assembly of Mages. Brought to court under the guise of diplomacy, she quickly learns her secret task: soothe the beast raging under Prince Emrys' skin and deliver his heir back to the Assembly to forge into a weapon. Refusal means her family's ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Emrys is not the monster she expected. Yes, he's volatile. Yes, he's destructive and dangerous. Beneath the curse, she glimpses the man-giving, fiercely protective, and unbearably lonely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the Assembly, Isca is a tool. To Emrys, she's a temptation he cannot afford. He pushes her away to protect her, even as his eyes betray the truth: she is the only thing keeping him from drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe could break her with a touch. She could bind him with a heartbeat. While their enemies scheme to use them as pawns, desire threatens to undo every wall they've built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, she and Emrys could shatter the Assembly's chains. But that would mean laying bare her betrayal-the one thing with the power to destroy both the man and the monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBound to the Broken Crown is book 1 of the Magebound Courts Trilogy featuring a tormented cursed prince, the empathic mage sent to calm his inner beast, and their slow-burn romance. This book contains spicy content and graphic combat violence, Suitable for readers aged 18+\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Astoria Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991840088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astoria Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.09d","brand":"Astoria Hope","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997910446335,"sku":"9798991840088","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bound-to-the-broken-crown-astoria-hope-9798991840088","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}