The Bone Bargain

The Bone Crown Bargain
Book One

Some bargains demand gold.

The dead demand far more.

When village gravewitch Wren Ashcombe learns that her younger sister is dying from a deadly magical curse, she rides into the forbidden mountain crypts to seek the one man capable of saving her—the immortal Bone King.

Ashryn has ruled the Crypt Court for two centuries, bearing the terrible cost of a crown forged from death itself. Feared as a monster and worshipped as a legend, he has sacrificed everything that makes a man human to protect a kingdom that barely remembers his name. He knows every bargain extracts a price, and some debts can never truly be paid.

Desperate to save her sister, Wren accepts an ancient bond that ties her life to his. As forbidden magic entwines their souls, every heartbeat, every wound, and every sacrifice becomes shared between them. What begins as a desperate transaction slowly transforms into something neither expected—a connection powerful enough to challenge centuries of loneliness, grief, and duty.

But the Crypt Court is built on old secrets, and not everyone believes the Bone King should risk his immortal crown for a village healer. As political enemies close in and the deadly curse grows stronger, Wren and Ashryn must decide whether love is worth a price that could destroy them both—or whether some bargains were never meant to be broken.

Filled with haunting castles, ancient magic, cursed royalty, unforgettable characters, and an emotionally rich slow-burn romance, The Bone Crown Bargain is the first installment in a captivating romantasy series where every promise carries a cost... and every heartbeat could change a kingdom forever.