The Curse That Binds

Before Selene Bowers, there was Roxilana. The Empress.
Two thousand years before Bewitched, her fated love, her doomed life, and her forgotten legacy began.

When young Roxilana first hears a voice whispering in her mind, she believes madness has claimed her. But the voice Memnon insists he is real. He claims they are god-touched soul mates, bound by ancient magic neither fully understands.

Wild as his words seem, the truth soon Awakens within her. Magic answers her call. And when Memnon, now the sorcerer-king of the Sarmatians, appears at her door in Rome to claim her as his queen, Roxilana is swept into a world of power, devotion, and peril.

Her new life is everything she once dared to dream. Yet Memnon has secrets, about his magic, his people, and what will be demanded of their queen. As Roxilana navigates a foreign court and the fierce weight of destiny, she learns that nothing is more dangerous than love intertwined with power. It can build empires and forge legacies… but it can just as easily destroy them.

And if they are not careful, it may destroy them both.

An adult fantasy romance filled with passion, betrayal, and the rise of a legend this is the origin story of Roxilana and Memnon.