The first book in Melissa de la Cruz's new series, Curses and Crowns!
Rings of Fate launches Melissa de la Cruz's Curses and Crowns series with Aren Bellamore, a sharp-witted barmaid running the Raven’s Beak tavern, fending off unwanted suitors, and dreaming of a life beyond pouring ale, until a near-death encounter with a dangerously handsome stranger upends everything. Prince Dietan, burdened since childhood by the cursed Rings of Fate—ancient artifacts of immense power slowly killing him—needs a fake fiancée to conceal his secrets on a perilous quest to reverse the curse amid closing enemies and political schemes. Their pretend engagement catapults them into a journey facing monstrous Kilandrar, treacherous courts, and an undeniable attraction that blurs the line between ruse and reality, forcing both to risk their hearts as the stakes for two kingdoms rise.
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