Coming 2026
Gilded Tyrant
Book One of The Throne of Ruins
The Throne of Ruins
Gilded
Tyrant
Mara Vantrelle
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He built an empire on secrets. She's the one secret that could destroy it.
Dominic Ashford doesn't ask permission. He takes what he wants, ruins what he must, and never looks back. Then she walks into his world with a false name and real desperation — and he decides she's his to break.
Isabelle Laurent has one rule: never be found. But the man who now holds her fate in his hands isn't just powerful — he's obsessed. And he has no intention of letting her go.
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Mara Vantrelle
Mara Vantrelle writes dark romance for readers who like their love stories dangerous, their heroes morally gray, and their tension unbearable.
She lives on black coffee, psychological complexity, and the belief that the best romances are the ones that leave a mark.
The Throne of Ruins is her debut series — eight books of obsession, power, and surrender, beginning with Gilded Tyrant in 2026.