{"product_id":"the-ruined-sovereign-ariana-valewood-9798183855081","title":"The Ruined Sovereign: A Dark Royal Curse Romantasy of Forbidden Bonds, Dangerous Magic, and a Morally Grey Usurper King","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thief was never meant to wake the oracle bells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcelline Mournvale came to Morveth Palace to steal a relic, not the attention of an entire kingdom. But when her blood touches forbidden silver, seven ancient bells ring for the first time in years, naming her before priests, guards, and the usurper who stole the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorian Solvair has survived rebellion, court poison, and the weight of a crown he never wanted. He knows the palace is built on lies, but even he does not know what waits beneath it. When Marcelline's blood opens doors hidden under the Ash Chapel, the truth begins to rise: old rites, stolen children, buried names, and a magic that has been fed by silence for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe court wants Marcelline contained.\u003cbr\u003eThe Bell Order wants her blood.\u003cbr\u003eLady Sevra wants the old laws protected at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Dorian, the man who should be her captor, becomes the only person standing between her and the holy machinery that wants to use her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the bells do not give power freely. Every answer takes something. Every truth opens a deeper door. And the forbidden bond growing between Marcelline and Dorian may be the one thing Morveth cannot survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ruined Sovereign\u003c\/b\u003e is Book One in \u003cb\u003eThe Kingdom Beneath the Veil\u003c\/b\u003e, a dark royal curse romantasy series with a dangerous heroine, a morally grey king, forbidden magic, court betrayal, and a romance powerful enough to threaten the throne itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariana Valewood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183855081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Ariana Valewood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853025194239,"sku":"9798183855081","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ruined-sovereign-ariana-valewood-9798183855081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}