{"product_id":"bound-to-the-broken-crown-book-astoria-hope-9798991840088","title":"Bound to the Broken Crown","description":"\u003cb\u003eA prince cursed to destroy everything he touched. Until he touched her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Isca 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Together, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\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\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54116336009489,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54116336140561,"sku":"NIN9798991840088","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9798991840088.jpg?v=1786398381","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/bound-to-the-broken-crown-book-astoria-hope-9798991840088","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}