Crown of Thorns and Sins Books in Order

Crown of Thorns and Sins is a two-book, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance built around a portal accident and a very bad first impression. It follows June, a storm chaser who ends up falling into the monster realm, a place that’s real, brutal, and absolutely not interested in letting her walk back out.

June’s instincts are practical, she’s used to reading weather, making plans, and trusting what she can measure. In the monster realm, none of that helps much, and she’s forced to rely on nerve, quick thinking, and sheer stubbornness to stay alive.

Ryder is waiting on the other side. He’s a demigod dragon with a curse, a violent reputation, and a personal reason to hate the woman he thinks June might be. In his mind, she looks like the reincarnation of someone who betrayed him and helped destroy his world.

He wants revenge.

He also wants her.

That collision drives the series. June is stuck in a realm where she doesn’t know the rules, and Ryder is determined to keep her close, partly to punish her and partly because the bond between them keeps tightening. As June fights to prove she isn’t the enemy he thinks she is, the story digs into fated mates, identity, and what happens when desire and suspicion are aimed at the same person.

Beyond the romance, the duet leans into curses, monster politics, and the danger of being a human woman in a world that sees you as either prey or leverage. Book one, Hunted by the Dragon, is heavy on capture, survival, and the slow reveal of why June matters. Ruined by the Dragon raises the stakes around Ryder’s bloodlust curse and the choices they’ll have to make to stop being weapons in someone else’s story.

If you like forced proximity, a hero who is equal parts threat and protection, and a heroine who refuses to be intimidated by scales and claws, this duet delivers that tension. It’s spicy, fast, and built for readers who want the romance to feel like a fight and a surrender at the same time.

These books are best read in order, since the relationship and plot carry straight through. Start with Hunted by the Dragon and continue to Ruined by the Dragon to get the full arc of the hunt, the bond, and the fallout.