Otherworlds & Obsessions

stories by ciel essel

With deadly bonds, brutal kingdoms, and heroines who bend fate instead of breaking beneath it, these are dark romantasy tales for readers who crave power, peril, and impossible love.

Enter a world eclipsed by blood, power, and impossible bonds.

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From the complicated courts of Eluna to the fire-soaked throne of the Ashen King, Bonds Beyond Blood is the first in a sweeping dark romantasy saga where survival is earned, and desire is lethal.

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Read Before the World Burns

Sign up to be an ARC reader for Bonds Beyond Blood, a brutal, atmospheric debut where the romance may be slow to surface, but the danger hits fast.

If you love:

  • Ruthless kingdoms

  • Mysterious Powers

  • High-stakes missions

  • Power struggles, forged bonds, and queens who don’t flinch

…then you’ll want to be part of this from the beginning.

ARC readers will receive an advance copy before launch. Reviews requested on Goodreads and Amazon.

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