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Vow of Ruin: An enemies-to-lovers dark romance of forced marriage, rival families, buried secrets, and dangerous devotion.
Paperback
Series: Crowned in Ashes, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 24 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She was supposed to marry her enemy. She wasn't supposed to fall in love with him.
For generations, the Castellans and the Draycotts have waged a silent war over Blackwater Bay.
Their businesses are legitimate on paper. Their fortunes are built on shipping, ports, influence-and everything that happens beneath the surface.
Then a warehouse burns.
Two men die.
And suddenly, the fragile truce between the families is hanging by a thread.
There is only one way to stop the war before it consumes them both:
Marriage.
Wren Castellan has spent her entire life paying for a war she never started. Her mother's death taught her that love is a luxury, trust is dangerous, and family always comes with a price.
Ronan Draycott has spent eight years carrying the weight of his brother's death-and believing the Castellans are responsible.
He wants nothing from Wren.
She wants nothing from him.
But their fathers don't give them a choice.
Their marriage begins as a contract.
Separate bedrooms.
Separate lives.
No lies.
No touching unless she asks.
And one promise Ronan refuses to compromise on:
He will keep his wife alive.
But living under the same roof changes things neither of them expected.
A stolen glance becomes a secret touch.
A reluctant alliance becomes trust.
And trust becomes something far more dangerous.
Because while Wren is digging through her family's buried records, she discovers evidence that the story they've both believed for years may be a lie.
Someone altered the past.
Someone is manipulating the present.
And someone wants Wren and Ronan separated before they uncover the truth.
Now the woman he was forced to marry may be the only person he can trust.
And the man she was taught to hate may be the only person standing between her and the people who have been lying to them both.
Their families built the war.
Their fathers arranged the marriage.
But Wren and Ronan will have to decide what happens next.
Because some vows are never meant to keep you safe.
They're meant to test how much you're willing to lose for love.
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