Thief of Shadows & Crowns

By Ludewitch

A thief enters a palace to steal a crown. A prince catches the wrong enemy. And an ancient prison begins to wake.

Lyra Vale accepts an impossible job: steal Aurelion's legendary Night Crown in exchange for the first real clue to what happened to her missing brother, Ren. The crown should kill anyone outside the royal bloodline.

Instead, it recognizes her.

Crown Prince Cassian Dareth should arrest the infuriating thief who broke into his treasury. But when the palace is struck by murder, a stolen Mirror Key, and a conspiracy tied to his most trusted court, Lyra becomes the one person he cannot afford to lose - or fully trust.

Forced into an uneasy alliance, thief and prince uncover forbidden shadow magic, a hidden bloodline, and a plot reaching far beyond Aurelion. Because the three royal crowns were never made to rule.

They were made to lock something away.

And someone is trying to open the door.

A sharp, atmospheric adult romantasy with a thief heroine, a morally complicated prince, forbidden magic, royal conspiracy, dangerous banter, slow-burn tension, and a love that refuses to become another form of control.

Book One of The Shattered Crowns trilogy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFRG3Y4L
• ISBN13: 9798193502647
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"