Whisper of Nightmares
(2026)(The seventh book in the Forbidden Bonds Collection series)
A novel by Jessaca Willis
She dreamed of the monster long before she became his bride.
When a burning horse returns to Euphemia’s garden—the same omen that marked her father’s death—she knows it has come for her. Branded cursed and feared by her village, she accepts the only escape offered: a northern widow’s proposal of marriage to her reclusive son.
But her new husband, Dagfinn Varinnson, is nowhere to be found by day...
Instead, Euphemia is welcomed by restless ghosts, forgotten chambers, and whispers that seem determined to lead her toward secrets no one wants unearthed.
And by night…
She is pulled into dreams not her own. Endless corridors. Phantom cries. And a horse-skulled figure wreathed in shadow and flame who beckons her deeper into the nightmare.
The more the ghosts reveal of the manor’s past, the more Euphemia realizes the dreams are not dreams at all. Old magic still whispers beneath a fading faith. The boundary between dreaming and death begins to fracture. And the curse binding Dagfinn is tied to her own.
The fire that marked Euphemia may be the only thing powerful enough to save him.
But to claim it, she may have to become the very monster they fear.
WHISPER OF NIGHTMARES is a gothic romantasy set against a Norse-inspired dream realm, featuring an arranged marriage, a cursed lord, dreamwalking, haunted castles, grief and healing, slow-burn romance, touch-her-and-die devotion, morally grey heroes, monstrous transformation, and a heroine forced to embrace forbidden power.
Whisper of Nightmares is Book #7 in the Forbidden Bonds Collection—a multi-author fantasy romance collection where forbidden love, fire magic, and high-stakes danger collide. Featuring standalone romantasy adventures with smoldering tension, impossible choices, elemental magic, and lovers who should never be together. Each novel is a standalone adventure and can be read in any order
Genre: Paranormal Romance
When a burning horse returns to Euphemia’s garden—the same omen that marked her father’s death—she knows it has come for her. Branded cursed and feared by her village, she accepts the only escape offered: a northern widow’s proposal of marriage to her reclusive son.
But her new husband, Dagfinn Varinnson, is nowhere to be found by day...
Instead, Euphemia is welcomed by restless ghosts, forgotten chambers, and whispers that seem determined to lead her toward secrets no one wants unearthed.
And by night…
She is pulled into dreams not her own. Endless corridors. Phantom cries. And a horse-skulled figure wreathed in shadow and flame who beckons her deeper into the nightmare.
The more the ghosts reveal of the manor’s past, the more Euphemia realizes the dreams are not dreams at all. Old magic still whispers beneath a fading faith. The boundary between dreaming and death begins to fracture. And the curse binding Dagfinn is tied to her own.
The fire that marked Euphemia may be the only thing powerful enough to save him.
But to claim it, she may have to become the very monster they fear.
WHISPER OF NIGHTMARES is a gothic romantasy set against a Norse-inspired dream realm, featuring an arranged marriage, a cursed lord, dreamwalking, haunted castles, grief and healing, slow-burn romance, touch-her-and-die devotion, morally grey heroes, monstrous transformation, and a heroine forced to embrace forbidden power.
Whisper of Nightmares is Book #7 in the Forbidden Bonds Collection—a multi-author fantasy romance collection where forbidden love, fire magic, and high-stakes danger collide. Featuring standalone romantasy adventures with smoldering tension, impossible choices, elemental magic, and lovers who should never be together. Each novel is a standalone adventure and can be read in any order
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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