Crown of Thorns and Lies

She steals crowns for a living. He IS the crown she needs to steal.

Cassia Vane is the best thief in Caldreth - quick-fingered, quick-witted, and careful never to let anyone get close enough to use her against herself. But when a job in a cursed forest goes sideways, she's caught mid-heist by something that shouldn't exist: a monstrous, golden-eyed stranger who turns out to be the kingdom's own exiled prince, cursed and hidden away for eleven long years.

Kastian Veyra needs her. Eleven years ago, a corrupted relic twisted him into a beast and stole his birthright - and the only way to break the curse is to steal that relic back from his own father's heavily warded palace. He's watched, waited, and planned from the shadows for over a decade. Now he needs the one thief clever enough to survive the vault, the wards, and the sorceress who put him there in the first place.

Forced into an impossible partnership, Cassia and Kastian have six weeks to plan the heist of the century - and no time at all to guard their hearts against each other. As the job pulls them deeper into palace intrigue, buried betrayal, and a truth the crown has hidden for eleven years, Cassia must decide how much she's willing to risk: her crew, her freedom, and a heart she swore she'd never hand to anyone.

Inside this story:

• A slow-burn Beauty and the Beast romance between a wanted thief and a cursed prince

• A high-stakes heist against a palace vault guarded by dark magic and a dangerous sorceress

• A found family of thieves, fences, and orphans worth risking everything for

• Forbidden love, buried secrets, and a kingdom built on lies

• A satisfying happily-ever-after (moderate heat, fade-to-black)

Perfect for readers who love Beauty and the Beast retellings, heist-driven fantasy romance, morally gray courts, cursed royals, and slow-burn forbidden love with high emotional stakes.