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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.

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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. 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. 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. 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.

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