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A Curse So Dark and Lonely

by Brigid Kemmerer

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Cursebreakers #1·✓ Series Complete
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll root for two broken characters to heal each other and break a seemingly impossible curse.

Synopsis

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here . Fall in love, break the curse. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. Before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, Harper learned to be tough enough to survive. When she tries to save a stranger on the streets of Washington, DC, she's pulled into a magical world. Break the curse, save the kingdom. Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. A prince? A curse? A monster? As she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

At a Glance

3.96 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

beauty and the beastcaptive romancefairytale retelling

Mood

darkromanticadventurousmysteriousangsty

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.96 ★

Page Count

484 pages

Published

2019

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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