ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About The Author
I write to create worlds where love is just as dangerous as a drawn blade.
Desiree Rose loves telling stories about magical worlds and interesting characters. She gets ideas from history and feelings, and writes exciting fantasy books where people face big challenges. When she’s not writing, Desiree enjoys being outside, reading books, or thinking about new stories. Corrupt Crowns: Heirs Of Stars And Steel is her first book where you’ll find a magical Land of Cathoria which is filled with power plays, action sequences, and love in the midst of a gripping adventure.
Desiree Rose
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
If you are obsessed with the lovers’ reunited and royal forced-proximity tropes, drop everything and add Corrupt Crowns to your TBR immediately. The angst between Angelia and Xander at that peace summit? Unmatched
Alec Lynch
“Crowns are just cages forged in gold.” That single quote set the tone for this entire book! What impressed me most was Rose’s control of pacing. Instead of rushing straight into action, she takes time to build the political claustrophobia of court life before pulling the rug out from under the characters
The worldbuilding in Cathoria feels surprisingly rich for a debut novel—the contrast between sun-drenched Monovia and the desperate, starving kingdom of Drakov makes the tension at the peace summit feel like a pressure cooker. Xander and Angelia have that perfect mix of buried history, forced proximity, and “duty vs. desire” conflict.
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