Her love is his only salvation-and the undoing of everything he needed to survive.
An immortal knight. A fearless rebel. A love forged in the fires of revolutionary France.
Chevalier Rollant de Montvieux was once a man of honor. Betrayed on the battlefield and bound by a sorceress's curse, he has spent six centuries serving the French crown-immortal, untouchable, and doomed to lose anyone he dares to embrace in love.
As revolution smolders in the streets of Paris, Rollant clings to duty as his only purpose in a wretched existence, until he meets her.
?lise has nothing left to lose. Defiant, outspoken, and determined to fight for freedom, she has no patience for kings-or the royalists who serve them. But when she crosses paths with Rollant in a spy's disguise, she senses something different beneath his quiet strength: a man burdened by secrets, trapped in a fate not of his choosing.
Drawn together by forces neither can control, their connection deepens in the shadows of a crumbling world.
But Rollant knows love is forbidden to him.
To hold ?lise is to curse her to certain death.
As France teeters on the edge of war, Rollant must make an impossible choice: honor his unbreakable oath and protect her from afar-or risk everything, including her life, for one fleeting chance at love.
And ?lise must decide where her true battle lies: in the streets of Paris, or in the arms of a man who may be her ruin-or her greatest salvation.
Perfect for readers who crave:
- Slow-Burn, Closed-Door Romance - Angst, yearning, and emotional intensity without spice
- Grief-Wrecked Immortal Heroes - Haunted by centuries, broken by love
- Brave, Defiant Heroines - Fierce hearts with nothing left to lose
- Gothic Historical Fantasy - Dark streets, sacred oaths, and candlelit shadows
- Love That Feels Like Fate - Sacred, tragic, and unforgettable
- Curses, Oaths & Ruined Kings - Magic whispered in blood and betrayal
- Echoes of Beauty and the Beast - Reverent love, aching restraint, and mythic ruin
- Earned Happily Ever After - Hope survives, but not without sacrifice
The Darkest Oath is a gothic fantasy of sacred vows, haunted longing, and love that was never meant to survive.
The curse is real.
The love is forbidden.
The oath... was only the beginning.
Take the Oath. Choose the Curse.
Step into a world where love is treason and every vow carries a price.
Merewether, Lauren Lee: - LAUREN LEE MEREWETHER writes multi-genre romantic sagas inspired by ancient places, legends, and myths. She loves to delve into the shadows of the past, spinning slow-burn, fade-to-black romantic narratives that merge the timeless passions of history with the mysteries of ancient mythologies. Her award-winning novels invite readers to explore the thrilling depths of legends, emotions, and humanity, spanning high-seas adventures to the splendors of ancient empires. In her free time, Lauren loves to daydream about times long past while sipping green tea and watching the experts on Discovery unearth our ancestors' civilizations.
