OVER THE SUN AND PAST THE MOON, A BEAST LIVED IN AN ENCHANTED CASTLE...
In a rural corner of the Provinces simmering with civil unrest, Laundress Yelena's village is afflicted by a dangerous fungal rot-plague. When she is falsely accused of dark sorcery, Yelena is evicted from her cottage and forced into the rot-infested forest...
Yelen is a forgotten tyrant, turned into a monster hundreds of years ago and desperate to distance himself from the power-hungry brute he once was... But he craves companionship and an end to his lonely existence.
When the wind leads Yelena to Yelen, 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 rot-plague's source, 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 castle's curse claim another victim?
YELEN & YELENA
is a standalone, monster-loving 'tour de force', perfect for fans of
Beauty and the Beast
re-imaginings, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's
Mexican Gothic
,
and T. Kingfisher's
What Moves The Dead.
Look no further for a deeply atmospheric
Dark Gothic Fantasy with a Hopepunk core, and a sapphic riff on
Orpheus & Eurydice
subplot.