Yelen and Yelena

By C.M. Rosens

Yelena is a laundress, evicted from her village and forced to fend for herself in the rot-infested forest. Yelen is a forgotten tyrant, cursed into a chimeric bear-like form, and desperately trying to distance himself from the man he once was.

When Yelena discovers Yelen in his enchanted castle, she discovers a kindred spirit in the aromantic, bi-attracted monster, and their relationship quickly escalates. But being a guest in a cursed castle with a lonely, amorous Beast is not all fun and games - while exploring, Yelena makes a disturbing discovery about the source of the rot, and starts showing symptoms of infection herself.

Can Yelen and Yelena work together to find a lasting cure for the rot seeping beyond the castle walls, or will the curse claim another victim?

YELEN & YELENA is an atmospheric, slow-burn Gothic Dark Fantasy with aromantic and bi characters, for fans of T. Kingfisher's What Moves The Dead, Hannah Rose Jones' The Language of Roses and Naomi Novik's Uprooted. It is for adult readers who like moderately spicy monster stories that explore complex relationships, self-discovery, and the power of found family in the face of darkness and adversity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DT65LWLR
• ISBN13: 9798307056233
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"