Eldrenoire by Elle Wildes
A fantasy of fractured thrones, haunted castles, and the quiet kind of courage that survives everything.
Inspired by the French fairytale The White Cat, originally penned by Madame d’Aulnoy in the 17th century, Eldrenoire reimagines a tale of enchantment, transformation, and impossible love—casting it in moonlight and ruin, where magic always has a cost and survival is the fiercest kind of romance.
Seven years ago, Queen Améliane Morvenne was cursed—her kingdom stolen, her court imprisoned, her voice silenced. Bound to a sentient castle hidden in mist, she became more myth than monarch. But memory is rebellion, and some names cannot be forgotten.
When a hunted fugitive stumbles through Eldrenoire’s gate, he brings with him a truth powerful enough to shatter the curse—or doom them all. As ancient magic stirs and the past claws its way forward, Améliane must lead her court through a gauntlet of grief, secrets, and impossible choices.
But escape demands more than bravery.
The gate opens only for those willing to face the mirror—and survive what they see.
Lush, lyrical, and unflinchingly human, Eldrenoire is a story of found family, shattered crowns, and the hope that outlasts captivity.
The court was cursed. The queen was caged.
But neither were broken.
