A Crown of Starlight Shadows — Celine Claire

In the kingdom of **Eldria**, where magic is both a gift and a curse, **Princess Lysara** is bound by duty—until an ancient prophecy marks her as the key to either saving the realm or destroying it.   When her betrothal to a ruthless nobleman is announced, she flees into the forbidden **Shadowmire Forest**, only to be captured by **Kael Aranthos**, the last of the **Duskborn**—a race of magic-wielding warriors hunted to near extinction.   Kael despises the royal family, and Lysara should be his enemy. But when an even greater threat emerges—a sorcerer consuming magic itself—they must form an uneasy alliance.   As they journey through cursed lands and unravel secrets of lost kingdoms, their hatred turns to reluctant respect… and then to something far more dangerous.   But with war looming and their loyalties tested, Lysara must choose: her crown or her heart.