Yelen & Yelena

ONCE UPON A TIME...

In a rural corner of the Provinces simmering with civil unrest, Laundress Yelena's village is plagued by a dangerous fungal rot oozing from the forest. When she is falsely accused of dark sorcery and evicted from her cottage, Yelena is forced to leave her home and loved ones behind, and entrusts herself to the wind-borne voices of the restless dead to see where they lead her.

When the wind leads Yelena to Yelen, a forgotten tyrant cursed to live forever as a monster, she discovers a kindred spirit in the aromantic, bi-attracted monster, and their relationship quickly escalates. But being a guest in a cursed castle with a lonely, amorous Beast is not all fun and games - while exploring, Yelena makes a disturbing discovery about the source of the rot, and starts showing symptoms of infection herself.

Can Yelen and Yelena work together to find a lasting cure for the rot seeping beyond the castle walls, or will the curse claim another victim?

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Yelen & Yelena is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic, Heather Rose Jones's The Language of Roses, and T. Kingfisher's What Moves The Dead. This book is not a romance; the characters are aromantic, so while there are spicy scenes, they view this as a layer of their companionship only, and what develops is a deep, platonic-with-benefits connection.