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Crown of Crimson and Crows

Blood Bound, Book 1

Tessa Hale

Written by
Tessa Hale
Length
10 hrs 44 min
Rating
4.7 / 5
Publisher
Tessa Hale
Released
2026-09-01

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What it is

Four ruthless vampires. Enemies by history. Allies by necessity. Bound by the gods themselves to…me.

Hidden in the human world, I was meant to live quietly, unaware of the power bound beneath my skin. But magic doesn’t stay buried forever. Neither do secrets. When the bindings on my power begin to crack, the truth is finally set free—and so are the men fate tied me to.

The King of fire who would rather kill me than kiss me.

The Prince of starlight, my childhood friend, whose tie to me could cost him everything.

The King of ice, whose cruelty is only matched by his coldness.

And the King of earth and blood, whose feral nature and death toll is feared by every being in all four kingdoms.

These are the men destined to love me…if we can only stop trying to kill one another first.

But when the truth about me is uncovered, they say my power could fracture our world. That demons are hunting me. That war is coming—whether I’m ready or not.

What they don’t say is how impossible it will be to resist.

Because the bond doesn’t ask.

It claims.

And when my magic finally awakens, it won’t just bind me to my destiny—it will decide the fate of the very realm.

About the series

Blood Bound in order →

Blood Bound — 3 books, 3 of them charting here

  1. 1 Crown of Crimson and Crows: Blood Bound, Book 14.7
  2. 1 Crown of Crimson and Crows4.7
  3. 2 Throne of Traitors and Thorns

On the charts

Last charted September 22, 2026. Its best position was 2 on New releases in Romance, reached September 2, 2026. Seen on 6 charts over 12 days of readings, the first on September 2, 2026.

1 17 2 September 2, 2026 September 21, 2026 September 2, 2026 — position 2September 3, 2026 — position 5September 4, 2026 — position 7September 6, 2026 — position 8September 21, 2026 — position 17
New releases in Romance — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Romance
New releases 2 5 days September 21, 2026
Bestsellers 6 3 days September 4, 2026
Highest rated 11 6 days September 13, 2026
Apple Books 43 2 days September 21, 2026
All audiobooks
New releases 4 3 days September 4, 2026
Bestsellers 12 2 days September 3, 2026

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