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Complete quartet<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Cursed Empire<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n

Four books. One doomed empire. Zero waiting between installments. The Cursed Empire quartet is Rachel's epic of revenge, romance, and dragon fire, published across 2021 and 2022 and complete from crown to ruin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Reading order:<\/strong> the four books run in sequence, Dragons<\/em> to Traitors<\/em> to Monsters<\/em> to Ruins<\/em>. See the reading order page<\/a> for the full catalog.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Empire of Dragons<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n

Book one • 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

The quartet opens with an empire that runs on dragon fire and quiet cruelty, and the first sparks of the rebellion that will consume it. Political intrigue, sharp edged characters, and a story that knows exactly where it is going.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Read it for:<\/strong> dragons, revenge plots, court intrigue, a four book binge<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Empire of Traitors<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n

Book two • 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Loyalties fracture and the word traitor starts to depend entirely on who is speaking. The middle of the quartet tightens every thread the first book laid down.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Read it for:<\/strong> shifting alliances, betrayals that land, rising romance<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Empire of Monsters<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n

Book three • 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

The monsters of the title are not always the ones with claws. Book three pushes the series into its darkest territory and readers rate it among the strongest of the four.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Read it for:<\/strong> moral gray areas, consequences arriving on schedule<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Empire of Ruins<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n

Book four • 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

The finale, and the highest rated book of the quartet. Everything the empire built, hid, and broke comes due. Finished series are a gift, and this one sticks the landing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Read it for:<\/strong> a finale that pays off, the highest rated book in the series<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Keep exploring<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n

Visit the world of the Cursed Empire<\/a>, or start Rachel's other complete series, Silent Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Reader reviews<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Praise for the series<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kovi. Dragons. Magic. Ribbons. I love this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Megan<\/strong>
5-star Goodreads review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I was immediately captivated by this story from the first page.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Hannah LeBlond<\/strong>
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One of the few books where I have loved every character.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Vanessa Rasanen<\/strong>
5-star Goodreads review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Newsletter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Get a free story and first word on every release<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n

Rachel sends occasional letters with release news, cover reveals, and extras that never make it to social media. Subscribers also get the password to the Bonus Vault, a private page of deleted scenes and story extras.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n