Bride of the Mire CrownA Twisted Frog Prince Retelling

To save her family, a desperate young woman vows herself to a cursed swamp prince, and the Mire Crown turns her desire into a deadly law she cannot escape.

On the edge of a rotting marsh, Nerys Valehart finds a crown in the reeds and a price on her family’s heads. Debt collectors circle. Swamp-fever is killing her younger sister. The only thing worth bargaining with is the strange reed-and-bone crown her late mother hid from everyone.

The crown belongs to Mirecourt, a drowned court ruled by a prince who is no simple fairy tale frog.

Prince Ruan wears an old swamp curse in his skin. In water, he is more beast than man, with eyes that see through lies and hunger sharpened by story magic. The Mire obeys him, but the curse eats at his control. When Nerys steps into his domain with the stolen crown, he offers her a single ruthless deal.

One season as his chosen bride.
One vow bound to the Mire Crown.
In return, her family walks free, and her sister lives.

Nerys plans to endure the bargain, keep her heart locked, and leave when the season ends. The swamp has other rules. The living marsh tests every word she speaks. The drowned court watches for weakness. Ruan pushes her limits with the same hands that hold her safe.

Desire coils under every threat. Shared meals feel like trials. Night visits blur the line between captive and partner. The more Nerys wants the cursed prince, the tighter the Mire Crown binds her to the land.

When the Reed-Witch rises to seize the crown and drown the roads in blood, Nerys faces an impossible choice. Break the vow and lose everyone she loves, or claim the crown, the prince, and the monster in the water as her own.

Bride of the Mire Crown is a dark romantasy retelling of The Frog Prince, filled with:

a cursed amphibian prince and a stubborn human brideforced proximity in a haunted swamp courtbargains, blood vows, and living story magicmonster romance, possessive protector energy, and high heatadult fairy tale retelling vibes with gothic fantasy atmosphere

This is Book Two in Wicked Ever After. Each book is a complete, standalone romance with its own twisted-fairy-tale spine. Bride of the Mire Crown is perfect for readers who love dark romantasy, spicy fantasy romance, monster romance, and mature Frog Prince retellings with curses, claws, and a swamp that always listens.