The 23rd Erasure

Mira Mangosteen, the heiress to the Purple Crown estate, hides her true identity and marries into the powerful Salak family. After becoming pregnant, she is betrayed by her husband, framed by his mistress, and humiliated by her cruel mother-in-law. Her name is even scraped from the family nameplate for the twenty-third time. On the night she finally loses all hope, Mira removes her wedding ring and walks away, returning in triumph as a convoy bearing the Purple Crown crest arrives to take her home. But as she fights to protect her daughter and reclaim her life, Mira uncovers a terrifying secret shared by both powerful families: an ancient ancestral tree feeds on women’s names, trading their identities and lives for the family’s power. To end a curse that has lasted for generations, Mira must choose between the crown, love, and her daughter—and personally destroy the world that has turned women into sacrifices.