Abigail O’Bryan
State: Utah
Abigail O’Bryan is an emerging author recognized for her dark, immersive fantasy retellings aimed at teens and readers with a taste for atmospheric storytelling. A debut novel titled Iron Rose (August 2024) offers a gritty, fairy-tale–inspired reimagining of Beauty & the Beast, featuring a rebellious heroine and a curse-wracked kingdom. Her writing blends lush prose, strong romance, rebellion, and high-stakes adventure. When not weaving dark fantasy, Abigail is a gardener, Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast, and content creator chronicling her writing journey. She lives in Utah with her husband and two children, continuing to champion tales filled with curses, bravery, and transformation. Her work has received early praise from authors like Marissa Meyer and Christen Krumm.
Genres: Fantasy
Audiences: Young Adult
Books by Abigail O’Bryan
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Iron Rose
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Adult
Tags: Fairytale Retelling, Romantasy
Iron Rose by Abigail O’Bryan is a lush, high-stakes romantasy reimagining of Beauty and the Beast—where curses run deeper than love and kingdoms hang in the balance.
Lydia Brightwood has nothing left—no family, no future, and no peace under the Crimson Lord’s tyranny. Her only hope lies in finding the last heir to the throne, someone who could save the realm. But the royal line was thought to be extinguished long ago.
Hidden away in a crumbling fortress is Adam—a cursed beast haunted by the fading remnants of his humanity and the truth he carries in secret. When Lydia’s quest leads her to him, both are forced to confront the cost of redemption, the power of loyalty, and the kind of love that might break more than curses.