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Dustbound: A Fantasy Romance Novel
The Icebound Heart of a Dying World
In the frozen heart of the Frostbitten Expanse, magic is dying. For centuries, the Fae have lived in silent, emotionless perfection, believing that to feel is to wither. But a creeping blight, a slow, silent death, now turns their world to dust. Kael, a cold and perfect Fae prince, is a warrior sworn to protect his people, even as he feels their world crumbling beneath his feet.
In a world of fire and dust, Lyra is a scavenger, a girl who has survived by her wits and her raw, untamed magic. She is an outcast, a human who carries a secret power that she has always believed to be a curse. But when a desperate act of survival opens a portal between their worlds, she is pulled into his. Kael sees her as the blight, a monster, the living curse that has haunted his people for a thousand years. Lyra sees him as a tyrant, a monster who wants her dead.
But fate, and a powerful, ancient magic, has other plans. A brutal encounter in the desolate wastes of the Expanse forces their magic to collide, forging a soul-bond that ties their lives together. Kael is now physically incapable of harming her, and Lyra is bound to a prince who despises her. As they are forced to confront a world-ending threat—a powerful device that drains the Fae realm to fuel a tyrannical Empress—they must also confront the truth of their own hearts. Their reluctant partnership soon becomes a desperate alliance, their animosity giving way to a raw, undeniable connection that will either be their salvation or their ruin.
Can a Fae prince, who has learned to feel, and a human scavenger, who has learned to love, save two worlds from a fate written in dust? Or will their fragile bond, a confluence of fire and ice, finally shatter, leaving them both alone in a world that is fading into nothingness?
Their worlds hang in the balance, and the final choice rests with them. But what if the only way to save a world is to sacrifice the one thing that gives you life?
Don't wait. Find out what happens in Dustbound today.
In the frozen heart of the Frostbitten Expanse, magic is dying. For centuries, the Fae have lived in silent, emotionless perfection, believing that to feel is to wither. But a creeping blight, a slow, silent death, now turns their world to dust. Kael, a cold and perfect Fae prince, is a warrior sworn to protect his people, even as he feels their world crumbling beneath his feet.
In a world of fire and dust, Lyra is a scavenger, a girl who has survived by her wits and her raw, untamed magic. She is an outcast, a human who carries a secret power that she has always believed to be a curse. But when a desperate act of survival opens a portal between their worlds, she is pulled into his. Kael sees her as the blight, a monster, the living curse that has haunted his people for a thousand years. Lyra sees him as a tyrant, a monster who wants her dead.
But fate, and a powerful, ancient magic, has other plans. A brutal encounter in the desolate wastes of the Expanse forces their magic to collide, forging a soul-bond that ties their lives together. Kael is now physically incapable of harming her, and Lyra is bound to a prince who despises her. As they are forced to confront a world-ending threat—a powerful device that drains the Fae realm to fuel a tyrannical Empress—they must also confront the truth of their own hearts. Their reluctant partnership soon becomes a desperate alliance, their animosity giving way to a raw, undeniable connection that will either be their salvation or their ruin.
Can a Fae prince, who has learned to feel, and a human scavenger, who has learned to love, save two worlds from a fate written in dust? Or will their fragile bond, a confluence of fire and ice, finally shatter, leaving them both alone in a world that is fading into nothingness?
Their worlds hang in the balance, and the final choice rests with them. But what if the only way to save a world is to sacrifice the one thing that gives you life?
Don't wait. Find out what happens in Dustbound today.
69 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2025
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Dan Williams
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