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Crown of BriarsA Beauty and the Beast Retelling

Crowns of the Fae #2 / 4
by R.L. Perez
Crown of Briars: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling (Crowns of the Fae #2) by R.L. Perez
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He must wed her to break the curse.

She must kill him to save her kingdom.

Every generation, the Earthen Court gives a princess bride to the Wraith King to protect their realm from his deadly shadows. Princess Sybelle has prepared her entire life to be married to the monster who has been terrorizing her people.

And she has a plan to end her people's suffering for good.

With the help of her dragon familiar, who can sniff out powerful enchantments, she intends to uncover the source of the Wraith King's shadow magic. Once he is rendered powerless, she plans to kill him.

But despite his demonic appearance, the Wraith King is not who he appears to be. He is as alluring as he is deadly and, as Sybelle comes to know him, he awakens a fire in her soul she never knew she had.

When she realizes he is trapped by a powerful curse, she wants to do everything in her power to break it.

But to do so would endanger her own life and the lives of her people.

Torn between her duty to her kingdom and breaking the Wraith King's curse, Sybelle must decide where her loyalties lie: to the home she was raised to protect, or to the dark king who has worked his way into her heart?


Crown of Briars is a Beauty and the Beast retelling with a twist, full of dark fae magic, deadly court schemes, and steamy romance. The Crowns of the Fae books can be read in any order as stand-alone novels.

Also known as Crown of Slumber Book 2.
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FantasyRomanceAdultRetellingsFairy Tale RetellingsFae
Release date: August 4, 2025 (Willow Haven Press)

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Crowns of the Fae

Crowns of the Fae consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Crown of Twelve: A Twelve Dancing Princesses Novella (Crowns of the Fae #0.5)
Unrated
Crown of Slumber: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling (Crowns of the Fae #1)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Crown of Briars: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling (Crowns of the Fae #2)
Unrated
Crown of Poison: A Snow White Retelling (Crowns of the Fae #3)
Unrated
Crown of Ashes: A Cinderella Retelling (Crowns of the Fae #4)
Unrated


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