The Heart of Winter

She was sent to melt his kingdom. She never expected to melt his heart. Princess Elara of Solis has always been too fiery, too stubborn, too much. When her father trades her to the immortal Winter King for peace, she expects a cold, indifferent tyrant. She expects a gilded prison. She does not expect a man drowning in ice. King Kael has ruled the frozen realm of Aethelgard for three centuries, not as a monster, but as a curse. A primordial magic sleeps in his heart. Every emotion sends shards of ice through his lungs. Every feeling could unleash a cataclysm. To protect his people, he has become a statue. Then Elara arrives. Her laughter cracks his ice. Her touch brings unbearable pain and desperate hope. Because the only way to break the curse is to fall in love. And the only way to survive is to do it together. But a conspiracy rises from within. Enemies from both kingdoms want war, and they will use Elara as the blade to shatter Kael forever. Can love survive when feeling is agony? Can fire and ice forge something stronger than winter itself? Perfect for readers who crave: Arranged marriage and forced proximity Cursed, emotionally wounded heroes Slow-burn romance that costs everything Beauty and the Beast–style longing The Heart of Winter is a fantasy romance of sacrifice, trust, and the warmth that grows in darkness. Even the coldest heart can learn to thaw.