Brigid Kemmerer Books in Order — Cursebreaker Series Guide
American YA fantasy author best known for the Cursebreaker trilogy — a Beauty and the Beast retelling beginning with A Curse So Dark and Lonely.
About Brigid Kemmerer
Brigid Kemmerer is an American YA fantasy author best known for the Cursebreaker trilogy, a Beauty and the Beast retelling with a modern heroine dropped into a medieval fantasy kingdom. Her writing is fast-paced and emotionally direct, making the series a reliable recommendation for readers new to fantasy romance. The trilogy is complete.
Where to Start
Start with A Curse So Dark and Lonely — it sets up the central relationship and the kingdom's political stakes, and the trilogy needs to be read in order.
Brigid Kemmerer Books in Order
Cursebreaker
A complete YA trilogy — a Beauty and the Beast retelling that expands into full political fantasy.
- 1
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Cursebreaker, Book 1
Harper, a girl from modern-day Washington DC, is pulled into a cursed medieval kingdom where a prince must find true love before his eighteenth birthday or remain a monster forever. A fast-paced Beauty and the Beast retelling with a fiercely modern heroine.
Note: Start here.
- 2
A Heart So Fierce and Broken
Cursebreaker, Book 2
The story shifts to Grey, the prince's former guardsman, as the kingdom fractures and a rival claim to the throne emerges. Expands the world considerably beyond the original fairy-tale framework.
- 3
A Vow So Bold and Deadly
Cursebreaker, Book 3
The trilogy reaches its conclusion as Emberfall and Syhl Shallow go to war and every alliance is tested. A satisfying close that honours the series' emotional investment in all its characters.