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The Hollow Queen's Thirteenth Bell: A Gothic Paranormal Romance of Forbidden Bonds, Living Shadows, and a City Marked for Ruin
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 13 2026
Pages: 332
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What would you sacrifice to remain yourself when the monster inside you has already begun to wake?
In the walled city of Brașov, bells govern every hour, iron charms guard every doorway, and whispered stories warn of creatures hiding beneath human skin.
Ysoria Veyl has spent her life pretending to be ordinary.
But Ysoria is Vesper-born-a woman bound to a living shadow that feeds on grief, fear, and painful memories. Before her twenty-second birthday, she must form a willing supernatural bond. If she fails, her shadow will separate from her body, consume her conscience, and transform her into the kind of creature her city has hunted for generations.
She has only thirteen nights left.
Her search for answers leads her to Tavian Orsik, a scarred guardian from a fallen moon-bound bloodline. His presence calms her shadow, yet an iron seal around his heart makes any bond between them potentially fatal. Tavian knows more about the disappearance of Ysoria's sister than he admits, and every truth he hides draws them closer to the sealed Mourning Gate beneath the city.
As children vanish, forbidden prisons are uncovered, and powerful enemies close in, Ysoria must decide who deserves her trust. Each use of her gift costs her a precious memory, and the closer she comes to saving Brașov, the less certain she becomes that she will remember the people she is fighting for.
Readers will experience a haunting world of living shadows, buried secrets, forbidden attraction, family betrayal, dangerous magic, and two guarded souls learning that trust does not have to mean surrender.
Enter Brașov before the final bell rings-and discover whether love can save a woman whose own shadow is preparing to claim her.
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