The Shattered Bond (Celestial Court)

Running from a crown is hard enough. Running from the man hired to drag you back is another thing entirely.

Astraia Solenne has spent everything she has evading her birthright as heir to Astradeon — and the dangerously compelling bounty hunter who refuses to let her disappear. But when a devastating betrayal strips away every escape route, she finds herself exactly where she swore she'd never return: locked inside the castle walls, a prisoner of her own blood and the King's darkening ambitions.

Now Astraia must survive a court rotten with sinister politics while enduring the constant, suffocating presence of the man who hunted her across kingdoms. He's no longer her pursuer — he's her warden. And somehow, that's worse. The tension between them crackles like a live wire, equal parts fury and something far more dangerous that neither of them can afford to name.

In this dark and visceral installment of the Celestial Court romantasy series, Miranda L refuses to pull her punches. Stripped of her freedoms and fighting the crushing darkness threatening to consume her from within, Astraia begins uncovering a raw, ferocious strength she never knew she carried — one that may be the only thing capable of dismantling the King's grip on everything she loves.

With scorching chemistry, court intrigue, and a heroine clawing her way back from the edge, *The Shattered Bond* proves that the most dangerous captivity is the one that makes you feel alive.