Cursed

Adalheid Castle is in turmoil, and Serilda is at the center of it. She is a miller's daughter whose storytelling gift turns her lies into fact, and she is caught in a deadly game of make-believe with the Erlking.

The Erlking wants more than her gift. He intends to bring back his one true love and to take revenge against the seven gods, who shut the Dark Ones away behind the veil. Should he win, the mortal realm might be altered for good.

Serilda keeps working alongside Gild, who has forgotten his own name and past. Together they try to solve the mystery of who he was. They must also break the spells that bind their spirits to the castle.

Time is short, because the Endless Moon is coming and will leave them truly cursed. Serilda has to find a way to put her storytelling to good use before then.

This is the second and final book of the Gilded duology, a fairy-tale retelling built on Rumpelstiltskin, published in November 2022. Romance and adventure run together through a closing volume that settles what the Erlking's game will cost.