When a woman takes her twin’s place beneath the Shroud, she rides beyond the Wall to be delivered into the hands of witches and bargains older than the kingdom itself. Shackled by ritual, haunted by a burning dāemon, and cloaked in deception, she must survive a journey through hostile lands and an encampment of strangers whose power and motives are unclear. The Shrouded Bride blends atmospheric worldbuilding, tense political maneuvering, and intimate fear as its heroine confronts superstition, sacrifice, and the limits of identity. Taut and immersive, Adrienne Frost Calloway’s tale asks how far someone will go to protect family—and what cost is exacted when sacred rites hide darker bargains.
When a woman takes her twin’s place beneath the Shroud, she rides beyond the Wall to be delivered into the hands of witches and bargains older than the kingdom itself. Shackled by ritual, haunted by a burning dāemon, and cloaked in deception, she must survive a journey through hostile lands and a...