The Stolen Crown: A Queer Romantasy Heist of Magic, Mayhem, and Forbidden Love

Nyx Arden is a shadow-threader—a thief with magic in her fingertips and three years of running behind her. She returns to the city she swore she’d never see again for one last job: steal the Crown of Thorn and Glass before Regent Varo binds it to himself and becomes untouchable.

But the crown is not a treasure. It is a prison. It holds the soul of a dead king, feeds on the person who wears it, and turns power into hunger. To destroy it, Nyx will need a crew of thieves, a servant network that sees everything, an archivist who knows the truth, and a bastard heir who has spent his whole life trying not to be noticed.

She will also need Seren Vael—the guardian sworn to protect the crown, the woman who has spent ten years guarding a thing she hates, and the only person who has ever looked at Nyx and seen something other than a criminal.

As the coronation draws closer, the heist becomes a race against a tyrant, a reckoning with a haunted palace, and a forbidden love that could betray the mission—or save the city.

The Stolen Crown is perfect for readers who love:

·        queer romantasy with slow-burn tension and dangerous yearning

·        BIPOC-led fantasy romance with a diverse cast

·        magical heists, crew dynamics, and political intrigue

·        forbidden love where the romance and the plot are equally stakes-driven

·        stories about found family, rebuilding, and choosing “after”

Content note: This novel contains violence, imprisonment, grief, trauma references, and political oppression. It features a queer romance between two women and a BIPOC-led cast. Reader discretion is advised.