Crimson Crown: What the Fire Left

By Matthew T. Crewse

Years after Elira shattered the vow that bound her to a mirror-bride and a bleeding castle, she returns to the sea's edge - not to be named, but to live. The court is gone. The fire sleeps. But the ocean remembers.

In the tide-soaked village of Tideworn, strange things begin again: shadows go missing, children are born without reflections, and the lighthouse - long dark - lights itself. When a child speaks Elira's name without ever being taught, the sea begins whispering once more.

As Elira is drawn back into the tide's hunger, she must confront the ghosts of choices she never made, versions of herself that still walk the water, and a crown that refuses to stay buried. Amid haunting dreams, flame-kissed memories, and reflectionless children claiming her as their origin, Elira must answer one final question:

What happens when the fire you gave up... waits to be reborn in someone else?

Crimson Crown: What the Fire Left is a romantic horror about inheritance, forgotten names, and the cost of becoming your own legend - even when no mirror dares to hold you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F638HXDL
• ISBN13: 9798281072793
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"