{"product_id":"the-realms-cost-ariana-valewood-9798189537905","title":"The Realm's Cost: A Dark Royal Curse Romantasy of Stolen Names, Ancient Oaths, and a Forbidden Commander Bond","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe trial is over.\u003cbr\u003eThe cost has only begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowenna Raventhorn survived the Last Anointing and exposed the first lie beneath Oathmere's crown. But the realm does not give truth back freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the capital, the Grey Marches are waking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld bells ring beneath the earth. Forgotten roads bleed white light. Children remember crimes committed before they were born. And every oath the court buried now seeks a body to pay the debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowenna follows the truth north with Garrick Serrane at her side, but the deeper they travel into enemy territory, the more dangerous his old oath becomes. The court once owned his command, his name, and the scars beneath his skin. Now the same law that hunted Rowenna is trying to claim him as the realm's substitute sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLady Orienne Glass still knows how to turn mercy into a weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Grey Marches remember a history Oathmere erased. The witness rolls can break the court's power. But every revelation carries a price, and every step closer to truth tightens the bond between Rowenna and the man the realm is trying to take from her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Book One revealed the lie, Book Two reveals the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Rowenna Raventhorn is done letting love be used as payment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Realm's Cost\u003c\/b\u003e is Book Two in \u003cb\u003eThe Queen's Forbidden Oath\u003c\/b\u003e, a dark adult romantasy trilogy filled with cursed royal blood, ancient road magic, stolen names, political betrayal, slow burn romance, a morally grey commander, and a heroine who refuses to save a kingdom by sacrificing the man she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariana Valewood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189537905\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 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Ariana Valewood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666021617919,"sku":"9798189537905","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-realms-cost-ariana-valewood-9798189537905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}