Unmasking the Curse

Aralian Series, Book 1

By: Chelle Cypress

Narrated by: Alex Raby, Nick Flesher

Loathed and feared. Sold into a hateful marriage. Can she escape a prison to embrace her power and unexpected love?

Arianna Park is resigned to misery. Bound to an enchanted porcelain mask to contain a devastating curse, shes set to wed a venomous man for the sake of her destitute family. But when a handsome stranger saves her from a fate worse than death, shes shocked when he claims to be afflicted with the same blight.

Silas Belmont keeps his emotions well-buried. Brooding and aloof, visiting his sister takes an intriguing turn when he rescues a young beauty harboring a dark gift. And seeing in her a kindred spirit, he guides her in mastering her talent only to find himself begrudgingly captivated by the intelligent but naïve lady.

After Arianna inadvertently breaks propriety and incurs her betrotheds wrath, she flees with her hero. And as Silas feels the walls around his heart crumbling, he fears his hidden sin will doom them both to ruin.

Can they break free of their twisted pasts and unite as one?

Unmasking the Curse is the stirring first book in The Aralian Series of romantic fantasies. If you like heroines with untapped fire, dour heroes, and simmering passion, then youll adore Chelle Cypresss darkly beckoning tale.

Download Unmasking the Curse to unleash what lies within today.

©2023 Chelle Cypress (P)2025 Chelle Cypress

Can you fall more in love with the book

I received an ARC copy of Unmasking the Curse back when it was first released and I could not put it down. Since then I have hoped for this audiobook abd my wish came to life. This audiobook pulls you even deeper into the story and allows you to walk along side the characters as the story progresses. I absoulutely love this book and plan to listen to it again later this year.

When the mask comes off 🥀

I really liked the dual narration and multiple POV’s. Received an eARC of this book but I also purchased a physical copy and purchased this audiobook as well. Yes it’s almost 500 pages and no I am not complaining!

This felt like I was reading/listening to magic realism because of its unique magic system. It also felt like a Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast reimagining but the male main character Silas is an actual shadow daddy. It also reminded me of a mixture of Pride and Prejudice and the Handmade’s Tale. Overall it was a a really unique story and it had a plot and plot twist that I really liked. In the beginning, I could not stand the main characters. I could not stand how helpless Arianna was or what an ass*le Silas was to her. Treating her feelings as if her heart was a yo-yo. But that changed and they both grew on me and now I need to know more about them! As for the other characters, I loved to love them or I loved to hate them. The story took quite a bit to pick up but once it did I burned through it. I actually lost sleep trying to finish the last 24 chapters 🥹 Overall, I really did enjoy this story and I am looking forward to continuing on with the series novella and book 2!

Excellent performance by narrators! ingriguing world building

This book was a nice slow burn fantasy romance with lots of emotional development for the characters. Looking forward to book 2!

Beautiful fairytale

Loved the voice that told this beautiful story!! Cant wait to hear the next book Claiming the Curse