A Curse of Shadows and Ice
From BookTok favourite Catharina Maura comes a spicy and enchanting Beauty and the Beast retelling!
Published on 28. October 2025
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-3996-2976-8 (ISBN)
Description
FROM BOOKTOK SENSATION AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR CATHARINA MAURA COMES A DARK ROMANTASY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RETELLING...
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A CURSED EMPEROR
Princess Arabella of Althea is left no choice when Felix Osiris, the fearsome Shadow Emperor known for his deadly powers and his thirst for conquest, threatens to overthrow her home unless she agrees to marry him.
A PRINCESS WITH FORBIDDEN MAGIC
When she learns that he and his empire are plagued by ice and a monstrous darkness and she's been prophesized to set them free, they come to an agreement: help him minimize the curse's effect on his people, and he'll let her go.
A MARRIAGE THAT COULD SAVE THEM ALL...
As Felix teaches Arabella how to control her forbidden and volatile magic, her feelings for him turn from hatred to passion... and she realizes that she must break the curse or she'll forever lose him and everyone they love to the ice and shadows.
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READERS LOVE A CURSE OF SHADOWS AND ICE
'I totally loved this book... I couldn't put the book down it's so well written. Loved it!'?????
'Beautiful, heartfelt, dark and dangerous at times, these two (Arabella and Felix) had a fiery passion and electric chemistry'?????
'Best book I have read in a while, totally engrossing'?????
****
A CURSED EMPEROR
Princess Arabella of Althea is left no choice when Felix Osiris, the fearsome Shadow Emperor known for his deadly powers and his thirst for conquest, threatens to overthrow her home unless she agrees to marry him.
A PRINCESS WITH FORBIDDEN MAGIC
When she learns that he and his empire are plagued by ice and a monstrous darkness and she's been prophesized to set them free, they come to an agreement: help him minimize the curse's effect on his people, and he'll let her go.
A MARRIAGE THAT COULD SAVE THEM ALL...
As Felix teaches Arabella how to control her forbidden and volatile magic, her feelings for him turn from hatred to passion... and she realizes that she must break the curse or she'll forever lose him and everyone they love to the ice and shadows.
****
READERS LOVE A CURSE OF SHADOWS AND ICE
'I totally loved this book... I couldn't put the book down it's so well written. Loved it!'?????
'Beautiful, heartfelt, dark and dangerous at times, these two (Arabella and Felix) had a fiery passion and electric chemistry'?????
'Best book I have read in a while, totally engrossing'?????
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-2976-8 (9781399629768)
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Catharina Maura
A Curse of Shadows and Ice
From BookTok favourite Catharina Maura comes a spicy and enchanting Beauty and the Beast retelling!
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10/2025
Gollancz
€6.49
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Catharina Maura is a USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author. She writes angsty, fast-paced contemporary romance novels that break your heart before they lead you to a hard-won happily ever after. Cat lives in Hong Kong with her husband and a dozen houseplants that all have names. She identifies as a Dutch author of Caribbean-Indian descent. When she isn't daydreaming about future characters, she's exploring the world and seeking out new adventures.