{"product_id":"bound-to-the-broken-crown-paperback-1","title":"Bound to the Broken Crown - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAstoria Hope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA prince cursed to destroy everything he touched. Until he touched her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsca never dreamed her gift for sensing emotions would draw the eyes of princes-let alone the Assembly of Mages. Brought to court under the guise of diplomacy, she quickly learns her secret task: soothe the beast raging under Prince Emrys' skin and deliver his heir back to the Assembly to forge into a weapon. Refusal means her family's ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Emrys is not the monster she expected. Yes, he's volatile. Yes, he's destructive and dangerous. Beneath the curse, she glimpses the man-giving, fiercely protective, and unbearably lonely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the Assembly, Isca is a tool. To Emrys, she's a temptation he cannot afford. He pushes her away to protect her, even as his eyes betray the truth: she is the only thing keeping him from drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe could break her with a touch. She could bind him with a heartbeat. While their enemies scheme to use them as pawns, desire threatens to undo every wall they've built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, she and Emrys could shatter the Assembly's chains. But that would mean laying bare her betrayal-the one thing with the power to destroy both the man and the monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBound to the Broken Crown is book 1 of the Magebound Courts Trilogy featuring a tormented cursed prince, the empathic mage sent to calm his inner beast, and their slow-burn romance. This book contains spicy content and graphic combat violence, Suitable for readers aged 18+\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48372717650141,"sku":"9798991840088","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VikQa7EgUX9798991840088_d5eea5da-34e9-4219-95d4-ce948e6d0c20.webp?v=1786701405","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bound-to-the-broken-crown-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}