Mooncursed: A Spicy Forced Marriage Romantasy (The Drowned King Book 1)

Lou has spent her entire life in the shadow of her twin, branded a saltwitch and dismissed as an outcast. While her sister is the celebrated moonblessed darling, Lou is merely the unwanted replacement when a dark bargain demands a bride for the Drowned King. This legendary ruler, cursed to shatter the mind of anyone who gazes upon his face, demands a wife kept perpetually veiled.

Thrust into his aquatic realm, Lou finds herself bound to a man defined by isolation, torment, and an ancient, suffocating magic. Their forced marriage begins as a prison, but the dynamic quickly shifts as fear gives way to an intoxicating, dangerous longing. Behind the veil, the King is not the monster the world fears, but a man of intense passion whose touch ignites a fire within Lou that she cannot extinguish.

Yet, the circumstances of her selection remain a mystery, and as whispers of war and awakening goddesses ripple through the kingdoms, Lou realizes she is a pawn in a much larger, more volatile game. With the tide shifting and fate closing in, Lou must navigate a web of secrets to discover why the moon chose her—and whether her new husband is her savior or her ultimate destruction.