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For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lo… For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series will enchant you... For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile. The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead. Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae. The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. And they are burned. When my forbidden power is discovered, I'm forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore. To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest. Our deal is simple: I'll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city. And he'll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I've always kept hidden. The power that may just be the key to my survival. But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love. Secrets that could tear this kingdom-and perhaps even this world-apart. read more

The unimaginable has happened, And none of our lives will ever be the same. Surrounded by enemies, I've never been furth… The unimaginable has happened, And none of our lives will ever be the same. Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown... Or closer to death. Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian - before his fury lays waste to this continent. Alliances are being forged and broken, our enemies are unifying, and Regner's spiders are closer than ever before. We have only one chance to prevent him from attaining god-like powers and enslaving every human, fae, and hybrid across the four kingdoms. Meanwhile, the human king believes I'm trapped here, yearning for my death, and waiting for Lorian to save me. But Regner hasn't yet realized that I'll stop at nothing to free my people. And he's the one who should be afraid of me. read more

THE FINAL EXPLOSIVE BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK… THE FINAL EXPLOSIVE BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent ‘Sometimes there are stories that are so beautifully crafted that they steal pieces of your heart and soul’ Reader Review ---- The price of love is loss. We all pay it eventually. . . Some moments are too painful to be endured, and some moments will break you if you let them. And yet I can’t afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One chance to create a better life for everyone across the four kingdoms. Even as our enemies ally with each other, and our own allies are forced to betray their kingdoms, their people . . . and themselves. And even as Regner plans something so cruel, so wholly evil, he’s poised to douse the last remaining spark of hope in this world. Unless we kill him first. Tropes/themes: 1. Enemies -to-lovers 2. Forced proximity 3. Pace and plot 4. Magic ---- Readers love the Kingdom of Lies series ‘I cannot recommend this book enough. It follows in the footsteps of many a romantasy book before it, but has enough uniqueness and individuality that it has become one of my ultimate favourites’ ***** Reader Review ‘This book got me hooked up in less then 20 pages, loved everything about it, story, characters, world building’ ***** Reader Review ‘I absolutely inhaled this book. Weeks later, I'm still thinking about it’ ***** Reader Review ‘This book ticks all of the boxes of what you want a high fantasy romance (romantasy) book to have. The world is interesting and the characters are extremely lovable’ ***** Reader Review ‘As soon as I read the first page I knew I was going to be hooked and fully immersed’ ***** Reader Review read more

THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK This slo… THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent -- After fleeing from everything I knew and loved, and hiding in plain sight in a deceitful court, I am now faced with Lorian’s truth. He is no mercenary . . . He is known as the Bloodthirsty Prince. His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past – not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter. But, to save my brother’s life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I’m forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands. There are no lines I won’t cross to protect the people I love. So, I’ll manipulate, blackmail and deceive potential allies. I’ll bury my shattered heart and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war. Because I now know that there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae. And some of them masquerade as men . . . Tropes/Themes: 1. Politics and scheming 2. Characters 3. Found family 4. Romance and some smut 5. Magic read more