A Curse of Shadows and Ice
From BookTok sensation and USA Today bestselling author Catharina Maura comes a spicy and enchanting Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring a cursed emperor, a princess who possesses forbidden magic, and a marriage that could save them all.
Princess Arabella of Althea is left no choice when Felix Osiris, the Shadow Emperor, threatens to overthrow her country unless she agrees to marry him.
When she learns his empire is cursed and she’s destined to set them free, they come to an agreement: help him minimize the curse’s effect on his people, and he’ll let her go.
As Felix teaches Arabella how to control her forbidden and volatile magic, her feelings for him turn from hatred to passion… and she realizes that she must break the curse, or she’ll lose him forever.
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Catharina Maura
In the world of contemporary romance, Catharina Maura has carved out a space where emotional intensity and slow-burning passion collide. Known for crafting stories that don't shy away from heartbreak, she leads readers into the depths of longing, betrayal, and vulnerability—only to pull them back into the light with endings that feel both hard-earned and deeply satisfying. Her novels aren’t just love stories—they’re emotional rollercoasters with characters you’ll ache for and root for in equal measure.

