Megan Tachibana writes romantasy where prophecy and pageantry meet — and where the women whom history dismisses turn out to be the ones who saw most clearly. Her work is cathedral-shadow gothic: courts that punish women for knowing too much, saints whose miracles come at someone else's cost, and heroines who refuse the labels given to them.
The Villainess and the Cursed Duke is a standalone romantasy of false prophecies, cursed northern dukes, and crowns worth refusing.
The False Saint Stole My Crown
Condemned as a villainess for exposing the cost of the kingdom's beloved saint, Aurelia is exiled north to the cursed Duke Cassian Thorn — where an older prophecy reframes everything the kingdom believes.
Standalone · 24 chapters · ~71,000 words · HEA.
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