{"product_id":"the-last-anointing-ariana-valewood-9798189535963","title":"The Last Anointing: A Dark Royal Curse Romantasy of Forbidden Magic, Stolen Names, and a Morally Grey Commander","description":"\u003cp\u003eA princess in exile.\u003cbr\u003eA commander with a ruined name.\u003cbr\u003eA kingdom built on stolen oaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowenna Raventhorn has spent six years hiding from the bloodline that condemned her. In the harbour town of Saltmere, she lives under a false name, keeping her head low and her dangerous magic buried. But when moonlight wakes the scar beneath her skin, Oathmere finds her at last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey call her blood unstable.\u003cbr\u003eThey call her return a threat.\u003cbr\u003eThey call the Last Anointing a trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Rowenna soon learns the ceremony was never designed to reveal innocence. It was designed to bury the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarrick Serrane, the disgraced commander sent to bring her back, has every reason to obey the court that ruined him. Instead, he begins to question the woman who gave the order, the laws he once served, and the dangerous princess who refuses to break quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Rowenna and Garrick uncover glass collars, stolen names, hidden oath chambers, and a buried power beneath Oathmere's holy chapel, their reluctant alliance turns into something far more dangerous than rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the court does not fear Rowenna because she is cursed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt fears her because her blood remembers what the kingdom stole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Anointing\u003c\/b\u003e is Book One in \u003cb\u003eThe Queen's Forbidden Oath\u003c\/b\u003e, a dark adult romantasy trilogy filled with cursed royal blood, forbidden magic, court betrayal, ancient oaths, a morally grey commander, and a slow burn romance forged in danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariana Valewood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189535963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Ariana Valewood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666021519615,"sku":"9798189535963","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-anointing-ariana-valewood-9798189535963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}