{"title":"Cursed Yule","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"krampus-mate","title":"Krampus' Mate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe came for folklore.\u003cbr\u003eHe’s the monster folklore warned her about.\u003cbr\u003eOne encounter—and ancient magic wakes hungry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Nia Reyes has built her career on rational explanations. No gods. No beasts. No cursed guardians lurking in the Alpine snow. Definitely no such thing as an omega scent that could derail an entire research trip.\u003cbr\u003eBut when her suppressant fails during Krampusnacht, every instinct she’s spent years controlling surges free—and something in the dark answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLukas was once the Winter Guardian—until bloodshed, betrayal, and a goddess’s wrath turned him into the creature villagers now fear. Horned. Bound. Cursed to solitude.\u003cbr\u003eThen Nia steps into his territory, her scent shattering centuries of restraint. Saving her means revealing what he truly is. Protecting her means battling the curse tightening around his soul. Claiming her… could break them both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Nia uncovers the truth carved into the walls of his forgotten keep, she realizes the myths got one thing right—Krampus always comes for what’s his.\u003cbr\u003eAnd Lukas? He’ll face gods, monsters, and the curse itself before he lets the forest—or fate—take her from him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for readers who crave:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFated mates with claws, horns, and feral devotion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScholarly heroines who accidentally seduce ancient monsters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurses, rituals, and winter-solstice stakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowly, lonely guardians and stubborn, curious omegas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteamy tension, slow-burn bonding, and emotional payoff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMythology, monster romance, and dark holiday vibes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStandalone in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCursed Yule Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ash Jade","offers":[{"title":"Ebook (KU)","offer_id":50490837434672,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4157\/5472\/files\/GothicWinter_Book1_Cover.jpg?v=1767493092"},{"product_id":"ashes-of-yulefire","title":"Ashes of Yulefire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe was promised to another.\u003cbr\u003eHe’s the cursed alpha the fire refuses to forget.\u003cbr\u003eOne ritual and the sacred flame chooses a forbidden mate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaela Sørensen has spent her life perfecting ritual law. As a half-witch, half-omega scholar, she believes every prophecy has an order, every ceremony a purpose. Yulefire is supposed to be simple: kneel, bond with the Pack-approved alpha, secure political peace, and bury the strange pull she’s felt since childhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut on the longest night of the year, with bonfires roaring and the valley chanting its ancient rites, the flames shift. Snarl. Choose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the exiled fire-wielder she’s been taught to fear storms out of the snow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRune Thorsen was once the Yulefire Guardian—until the sacred flame died under his watch, branding him cursed, dangerous, unmarriable. Now scarred, half-feral, and shackled to a fire-magic tied to his rut, he’s spent years in self-imposed exile. But when the Winter Mother’s flame summons him back, he cannot resist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot when the magic drags him straight to Maela.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot when the fire parts around her like a bowing god.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaving her means invoking the oldest, most dangerous law: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eif the sacred flame names a mate, the bond is unbreakable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaiming her without her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ewilling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e choice could burn them both alive.\u003cbr\u003eBut letting her go may end the valley’s last hope for warmth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Maela is swept into Rune’s ruined mountain keep, ritual order falls apart. Her witchlight reacts to his curse. Her body responds to a heat she cannot control. And every time she resists him, the Yulefire itself erupts—demanding she face a truth she never prepared for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe fire doesn’t just want a guardian.\u003cbr\u003eIt wants an omega who will choose him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs blizzards trap them in close quarters, desire ignites into ritual heat, forbidden seduction, and a bond the pack will do anything to break. To survive the curse, Maela and Rune must stand together in the heart of the sacred flame… and decide whether love can burn hotter than fate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for readers who crave:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEnemies-to-lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with ritual heat and forced proximity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCursed alphas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with feral devotion and dangerous power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHalf-witch, half-omega heroines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who refuse to bend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorse-Celtic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewinter mythology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sacred rites, and pack politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaiming bites, anchor-magic bonds, and firelit seduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark holiday romance with ancient gods and scorching stakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStandalone in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCursed Yule Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ash Jade","offers":[{"title":"Ebook (KU)","offer_id":50490839990576,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4157\/5472\/files\/GothicWinter_Book2_Cover.jpg?v=1767493291"},{"product_id":"midnight-massacre","title":"Midnight Massacre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe built her life on control.\u003cbr\u003eHe’s the curse no amount of control can contain.\u003cbr\u003eOne night—and blood magic wakes hungry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaskia Vale has survived high society by being unshakeable: perfect poise, flawless instincts, and an omega scent hidden behind discipline sharp enough to cut. No emotions. No weaknesses. Absolutely no cursed alphas capable of tasting fear like wine.\u003cbr\u003eBut when the annual winter gala erupts into chaos, carolers turning into assassins, politics turning into bloodshed, every safeguard she’s engineered shatters. And something far darker stirs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDorian Voss was once the Shadow Guardian, until the curse carved its first warning across his throat and turned him into the Blood Wolf whispered about in pack corridors. Silent. Deadly. Bound to sense approaching death… and to cause it.\u003cbr\u003eThen Saskia becomes the target of an ancient bloodline plot, and Dorian’s instincts lock onto her with devastating clarity. Saving her means unleashing the executioner he’s spent years trying to bury. Protecting her means surrendering to the curse that burns hotter every time blood hits his hands. Claiming her… could ruin what’s left of him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Saskia uncovers the truth buried beneath the Winter Mother’s old rites, she learns the legends got one thing right. Cursed guardians don’t fall in love. They fall into ruin.\u003cbr\u003eAnd Dorian? 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