E-book, Bind Her Bones (Preorder)

Safety is a cage. Power is a choice.

They burned our mothers, stole their names,

and taught their daughters holy shame.

But ash remembers. Bone keeps score.

The buried do not sleep anymore.

— The Bone-Seed Song

In a realm where witchcraft is punishable by death, Lydia has spent her life performing obedience. She kneels when told, smiles when required, and swallows every scream the holy ceremonies demand.

When blue flames begin to move on their own and the dead start answering her call, she can no longer deny what she is: a necromancer. As the truth of her mother’s murder surfaces, Lydia is forced to confront the rage she has buried for years and the power waking inside her. It is a power that answers only to bone, blood, and vows that cannot be undone.

Caught between a calculating fae prince who wants to control her and a shifter bound by blood and loyalty, Lydia must decide whether to keep running from what she is, or finally claim the darkness that has always belonged to her.

Love will not save her. Mercy will not find her. And some prices can only be paid in full.

This is not a story of soft redemption or gentle healing. It is a story of irreversible choices, institutional cruelty, and a heroine who stops asking permission.

For readers who want dark atmosphere, moral consequence, and romance that complicates rather than comforts.

Debut Novel by Olivia Rollins

• Adult dark gothic fantasy romance
  
• First-person present, atmosphere-driven
• Themes of power, autonomy, institutional oppression, and costly bonds
• Contains mature content (see full content notes before purchase)
• Perfect for readers who liked the darker edges of gothic fantasy and morally complex romantasy
  

Content Notes: This book contains graphic violence and torture, sexual coercion and assault, explicit sexual content, parental and institutional abuse, medical abuse, child endangerment, trauma and PTSD, necromancy and corpse desecration, forced bonding, and loss of autonomy.*

Preorder Information: This is a preorder. Electronic delivery begins October 5, 2026. Cover shown is the current design and may vary slightly in the final printed edition. Ebooks are delivered in EPUB format (perfect for Kindle).

*Content notes available before you buy or see the list here: https://oliviarollins.com/pages/content-warnings