The Long Thaw: A Reverse Harem Fae Romance

By Vesper Wolfe

The thing in the deep was never a monster.
She was a girl. And she was still alive.

Twelve thousand years ago, an architect built a prison around the mortal child he could not save.

A thousand years ago, the Winter Court froze itself solid to keep the prison from breaking.

Twelve days ago, I bonded the fourth prince-and the seals began to fail.

Now she calls my name through stone. My pulse drops by the hour. The Heartfire burns at half capacity because every degree it gives the court is a degree drawn from me.

I am the seal now. And the court is splintering.

Eirik, the elder councilor, has decided I am the disease. He wants to refreeze the palace, force Soren back onto the throne that nearly killed him, and seal the girl below for another twelve thousand years. He has the votes. He has the faction. He has a plan.

I have Thane, with the conduit pulsing in his frozen arm. I have Calder, who built the lattice and now has to break it. I have Kael, whose temporal magic could buy us minutes we don't have. And I have Soren, who would freeze the world a second time if I asked him to.

I am not going to ask. I am going to walk into the dark below the lowest deep and bring the girl out alive. And we are going to thaw the seals into something they were never built to be.

Or every one of us is going to learn what an Emberheart looks like when she finally burns out.

The Long Thaw is the explosive finale to the Throne of Frost reverse harem fae romance trilogy, featuring four cursed princes, a competent badass FMC running against time, an internal court coup, an ancient evil that turns out to be a rescue mission, four full bonds, scorching steam, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after for the trilogy.

Perfect for readers who love:
- Trilogy finales that pay off every thread
- Cursed fae princes and the woman who melts every one of them
- Polyamorous bonds between a strong FMC and her four warriors
- A scholar, a king, a young prince, and a warrior: all hers
- Ancient horrors that turn out to be something you have to save
- Norse-inspired winter courts dripping in frost and ritual
- Why choose romantasy where the warmth itself is the magic
- Brothers reconciling after a thousand years of unspoken grief
- HEA delivered on-page, no cliffhanger

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZQ96HTZ
• ISBN13: 9798195769857
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"