The Crown That Bleeds

By Derek Dykstra

Some crowns aren't given. They're taken.

Auri Venn has spent her life hiding in the shadows of Edgeham, surviving under a name that was never truly hers. She knows how to disappear, how to keep her head down, how to bury the questions that have followed her since childhood.

But blood remembers.

When dark magic begins stirring beneath the kingdom and old enemies rise from the ashes of a buried war, Auri discovers the truth her guardians tried to protect her from: she is Aurelia Veyne, the last blood-heir of Edgeham's murdered royal line.

And the crown that should have been hers was stolen by monsters.

Now hunted by soldiers, haunted by visions, and bound to a dangerous magic she barely understands, Auri must decide whether she is brave enough to become the leader her people need. But power always demands a price, and the deeper she steps into her destiny, the more the kingdom begins to bleed with her.

Because the Hollow King is coming.

And if Auri wants to save Edgeham, she may have to become something far more dangerous than a princess.

She may have to become a queen.

Dark, emotional, and packed with danger, betrayal, magic, and royal secrets, The Crown That Bleeds is a gripping YA fantasy about bloodlines, sacrifice, and one girl's fight to reclaim a kingdom that was stolen from her.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6P9C79K
• ISBN13: 9798199573658
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"