Bride of the Hollow Flame

The bride bell was never meant to ring for Wrenna Crowe. It was meant for her sister. But when the Crown comes to Ashmere with a burned writ and a holy command, Wrenna steps forward in Liora's place-ready to become another doomed bride offered to the Hollow Flame beneath the mountain. She expects death. She finds a chained king. Maddox Veyr was buried alive centuries ago, betrayed by the Crown that stole his throne and turned his name into a monster's warning.
Every bride taken to the mountain has been part of the prison holding him there. Every girl sacrificed was another lie dressed as law. And Wrenna's blood may be the key to breaking it all.