Crown Me Dead - Liv Zander

Crown Me Dead - Liv Zander

Liv Zander

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Published 3 November 2026

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  • Pages · 320 pages
  • Publication Date · 03/11/2026
  • Genre · Fantasy
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*This stunning Collectors Edition features a foil on board design, printed endpapers and sprayed edge - only available while stocks last!* THE No. 1 BESTSELLING DARK ROMANTASY LEAVING READERS WORLDWIDE IN TEARS. .... WED ME. BED ME. SLIT MY THROAT. As the gravedigger's daughter, Elara has seen more than her fair share of death from the plague ravaging her kingdom and threatening to claim her beloved brother. She will do anything to save him, including the one thing she's told might end the curse: seduce the plague-stricken king and convince him to marry - then sacrifice - her. Elara is swept away to the palace and soon discovers that King Kael, the beautiful nightmare she was sent to seduce, is not what he seems. Nor is Vale, the dangerously alluring steward who would be the architect of her demise. Caught between the cursed king and the man who may be even more dangerous, Elara is drawn into a web of deadly intrigue, forbidden desire, ruinous love, and shocking truths buried deeper than any grave. WELCOME TO THE FUNERAL. Lush, haunting, and emotionally devastating, the Heartstring Duet invites you into a kingdom steeped in secrets where nothing - not even death - is what it seems. .... 'Six stars. It is poetic and heart-wrenching and just perfect' @kalia.books 'If you want a dark romance to emotionally devastate you . read these books' @elitereading .... *Crown Me Dead is book one of two in the completed dark fantasy romance Heartstring Duet. The world contains deception, mystery, violence, dark elements, and mature content. What this book doesn't contain is a hero (because villains do it better). You can find more detailed information at www.livzander.com.*

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