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Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling in love in bestselling author Kristen Ciccarelli's latest romantic fantasy.On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe – a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution – who she can't help but find herself falling for.Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?Kristen Ciccarelli’s The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch…is falling in love.

🥀 A Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance Retelling 🥀 A deadly war. A stolen princess. A separation of mates. A secret unearthed. War has come to the Enchanted Vale. The forces of the Below have enacted their evil plan and both the Spring and Summer Realm are now under their influence. Will Autumn and Winter be next? Rosie and Dayton, High Prince of the Summer Realm, enter a deadly tournament to reclaim the Bow of Radiance and save Summer together. But can they keep fighting their growing feelings for each other? As the Realms fall prey to the Below's schemes, Rosie must take her place as the Princess of the Enchanted Vale and fated mate to three of the High Princes. The fight has only just begun... The fourth book in the Beasts of the Briar series, a spicy Beauty and the Beast retelling filled with morally grey characters, a sinfully hot villain and a princess who has found her Prince Charming. All four of them. Spice 🥵: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Tropes ✨: Fated Mates 💘 Forbidden Love 🚫 Forced proximity 🙅‍♀️ Grumpy x sunshine 🌦️ Enemies to lovers ❤️‍🔥 Why choose ⁉️ Reverse harem 👩👨👨👨👨👨 Enchanted Castle 🏰 Beach vibes 🌊 Awkward Sunshine FMC ☀️ Touch her and die 🔪 Summer vibes 🌞 Sword crossing ⚔️ Hot Villain 🖤

The next stand-alone installment in the gripping Nocturnal Hearts series by Elliott Rose…He’s her bodyguard, and she’s committed to her crown.Charmer. Rogue. Protector.In his three hundred years Niall of Nocturne had never pretended to be a good man–or Witch for that matter.It was meant to be a moment of hedonistic pleasure, until the beautiful Fae he met in the tavern that night ran away after just one kiss.It should have been simple. Pure pleasure. No emotions attached.No matter how gorgeous or captivating she was, he shouldn’t be thinking of her still. The mysterious woman he now can’t get out of his mind no matter how hard he tries.The one who just walked into the room wearing a crown.His mission was supposed to be simple: act as personal bodyguard and magical escort to the soon-to-be crowned Queen of the Fae.The problem is… now that he’s had a taste of the forbidden, can he bring himself to let her go?***Fierce. Duty-bound. Queen.Ruby inherited a crown dripping with the blood of her lineage. A royal bloodline bound for eons by an ancient curse.She was never meant to sit on the Fae throne.While the alluring, roguish Witch might have easily seduced her that night, she came to her senses the moment their kiss was interrupted.It was meant to be one last night of personal freedom before fulfilling her duty. A future sacrificed indefinitely to the crown and bound to an unwanted political betrothal.Discovering her fated mate was never part of the plan.Neither was finding her handsome stranger waiting for her in the Fae Court. The Witch now entrusted with being her round the clock protection as Queen.Now temptation has left her no choice… the curse placed on Fae Royals will always claim its victims. She’ll do everything in her power to ensure her mate never discovers the truth.Author's Note: This is a standalone novel - interconnected with the other books and characters in the Nocturnal Hearts series. HEA guaranteed. Please check the author's website for all tropes, tags, and CWs.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Y'all, The Queen's Temptation is pretty much the perfect book. I said what I said.This is also the best Nocturnal Hearts book to date. Elliott Rose's writing was already good to begin with, but I feel like Queen is just on another level ~ Teela (bookdragontee) GOODREADS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book was just phenomenal, I loved everything about it !! It has some of my favourite tropes such as forced proximity, bodyguard, pining for each other, fated mates and one of my own “She’s a Queen” !! ~ Bookloversofantastic GOODREADS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Elliott Rose delivers a fun, sexy paranormal romance complete with fae, witches, vampires, curses, and a whole lot of action. ~ Ashley D GOODREADS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wow. Just wow. I absolutely loved this book! It was hard to put this book down. It gave me a full range of emotions. It made me giggle and it made me cry. The world building in this book is great, I love love loved the characters (Ruby is such a badass and Niall…ooooof!) ~ Marley is reading the dark side GOODREADS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So this is the best of the series so far and I am completely in love with Niall. ~ Katherine King GOODREADS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A million stars if I could! I’ve never read anything like this in my entire life! I went through all the emotions reading this book. The mouth on Niall of Nocturne had me blushing ����. The whole premise of this book had me in AW! absolutely obsessed and this book will be my entire personality for the foreseeable future ~ Melissa GOODREADSPerfect for fans of Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, and Lana Pecherczyk

A fierce gladiator queen must face off against her enemies in an epic battle in this next thrilling installment of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Estep’s Crown of Shards series—an action-packed adventure full of magic, murderous machinations, courtly intrigue, and pulse-pounding romance.Queen Everleigh Blair of Bellona has survived the mass murder of the royal family, become a fearsome warrior trained by an elite gladiator troupe, and unleashed her ability to destroy magic. After surviving yet another assassination attempt orchestrated by the conniving king of Morta, Evie has had enough. It’s time to turn the tables and take the fight to her enemies.There is no better opportunity to strike than during the Regalia Games, a time when warriors, nobles, and royals from all the kingdoms come together to compete in various sporting events. With the help of her loyal friends, Evie goes on the attack at the Regalia, but things don’t turn out the way she hopes. Soon, she is facing a terrifying new threat, and she will have to dig deep and learn even more about her growing magic if she has any chance of defeating her foes.Because to secure her throne and ensure her kingdom’s survival, Evie must think like a true Bellonan: she must outsmart and outwit her enemies . . . and crush the king.

The First In The Tiktok Sensation Ever Seas Series, Now With Exclusive Bonus Material! They Stole His Crown. So He Stole Their Daughter.... For Years, Erik, The Scarred King Of The Ever Kingdom, Has Thought Of Nothing But Vengeance Against The Man Who Killed His Father And Trapped Him Beneath The Waves, Making Him A Prisoner In His Own Realm. Until His Enemy's Daughter Unintentionally Breaks The Chains On The Ever, And Erik Makes Her The Unwitting Pawn In His Vicious Game Of Revenge. She's Innocent. He's Vicious. But He Will Take Back What He Lost, No Matter The Price. Unless She Steals His Heart First-- Provided By Publisher.

Real life and fairy tales collide in Never After: The Stolen Slippers, book two of the funny and thrilling middle grade saga perfect for fans of The Land of Stories series from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the Descendants, Melissa de la Cruz.Tossed back into the not-so-familiar fairy-tale world of Never After, Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends set off on another adventure . . . this time in search of Cinderella’s glass slipper. Or rather, glass slippers.It turns out the classic story of Cinderella is full of lies―starting with how Cinderella herself is far from the innocent heroine everyone thinks she is. She is manipulative and cunning―willing to do anything to be the princess of Eastphalia. The real heroines of her story are her “wicked” stepsisters, Hortense and Beatrice, who aren’t actually wicked at all!With the help of the dashing Jack Stalker, adorable Alastair, and glamorous Gretel, Filomena must track down the slippers, which may be the key to a certain mysterious prophecy . . . And when Filomena and Beatrice get tossed into the Beast’s dungeon, all hope seems to be lost. Will the conniving Cinderella shatter everyone’s hopes for a true un-twisted ending? Or will Filomena and her friends secure the happily ever after Cinderella’s stepsisters deserve?

Download The First Four Chapters Free! Long Before She Was The Terror Of Wonderland, She Was Just A Girl Who Wanted To Fall In Love. An Alice In Wonderland Prequel From The #1 Bestselling Author Of The Lunar Chronicles. Catherine May Be One Of The Most Desired Girls In Wonderland, And A Favorite Of The Yet-unmarried King Of Hearts, But Her Interests Lie Elsewhere. A Talented Baker, All She Wants Is To Open A Shop With Her Best Friend And Supply The Kingdom Of Hearts With Delectable Pastries And Confections. But According To Her Mother, Such A Goal Is Unthinkable For The Young Woman Who Could Be The Next Queen. At A Royal Ball, When Cath Is Expected To Receive The King's Marriage Proposal, She Meets Jest, The Handsome And Mysterious Court Joker. For The First Time, She Feels The Pull Of True Attraction. At The Risk Of Offending The King And Infuriating Her Parents, She And Jest Enter Into An Intense, Secret Courtship. Cath Is Determined To Define Her Own Destiny And Fall In Love On Her Terms. But In A Land Thriving With Magic, Madness, And Monsters, Fate Has Other Plans.

A powerful Siren must face the monster threatening her home, even if it means risking everything—including the king she’s grown to love—in this dark and romantic follow-up to In the Veins of the Drowning. The realm has a new queen… and a new monster. Imogen can no longer hide. She has claimed her ancestral crown, and now the corrupted bond she shares with the ancient deity Eusia is stronger than ever. Though she is determined to sever it, doing so is no easy feat. The threat of war looms. Shifting alliances, a hunger for magic, and her feelings for Theodore, King of Varya, attempt to thwart her at every turn. Meanwhile, Theodore is battling the strain of his own crown and commitments. When Imogen suddenly appears on his ship, every dutiful resolution he’s ever made threatens to snap. As they draw nearer to ending Eusia, lurking dangers and their perilous desire for one another prove more insurmountable than they could have imagined. Will the chaos, ruin, and death that Imogen was prophesied to usher into the realm be the end of all things, or the beginning?

The Winter Queen is coming.And vengeance will be hers . . .Determined to save her family from an invading army, Nelay hires a smuggler to attempt a rescue behind enemy lines. A smuggler with a penchant for legends and a touch that threatens to melt every hard edge Nelay has honed over the years.But their is no safety from the Winter Queen's wrath.If Nelay is to survive - if any of them are to survive - she must stop the Winter Queen. Even if that means she has to embrace the curse the fae gave her long ago. A curse that just might reduce her to ashes.To rise from those ashes, first she must burn.Can Nelay can stand between the cinders of her once-great nation and the vengeance of the Winter Queen? Will she save her family and the man who stole her heart? Read Summer Queen to find out!Two immortal queens. A dying magic. A world to save . . .The FAIRY QUEENS SAGA is far more than a simple fairytale retelling. It's a deep dive into the Norse mythology surrounding Hans Christian Andersen's THE SNOW QUEEN. An origin story, the Fairy Queens Saga tells the stories of the Winter Queen (Ilyenna), her rival (Nelay), and Ilyenna's daughter (Elice).Reading order: 1. Of Ice and Snow (Ilyenna's parents)2. Winter Queen (Ilyenna's story)3. Of Fire and Ash (prequel novella for Nelay's story)4. Summer Queen (Nelay's story)5. Of Sand and Storm (spin off novel)6. Daughter of Winter (Elice and Adar, star-crossed lovers desperate to escape the Winter Queen)7. Winter's Heir (Ilyenna, Nelay, Elice, and Adar all come together for the final showdown. Will they destroy each other or find a way to work together to save their dying world?)OTHER TITLES BY AMBER ARGYLEWitch Song SeriesWitch SongWitch BornWitch RisingWitch Fall

One Shadow to protect the Crown. One betrayal to tear the world apart. Roksana's burden was watching her king ride to war, leaving her with an impossible task: guard the capital at any cost. As the King's Shadow, she enforces his rule with forbidden magic and poisons that shift alliances overnight. Hidden behind the porcelain mask of the Deadly Nightshade, Roksana is the throne's most lethal secret-and she is committed to protecting the only man who ever touched her heart. But a silent threat capable of shattering the realm is festering in the city's depths. With King Reynard cut off by the tides of war and the court plotting a coup, Roksana must rely on the only family she has left: a fae courtesan who trades in whispers, a dwarf inventor whose genius uncovers the plot, and an assassin who always trusts her plans. To save the kingdom and her king, Roksana must become the monster the world already believes her to be. She would rather lose her soul than the man she loves-and the family-she's fought to protect. -------------------------------------------------------------- Blending grit, passion and power play, this adult high fantasy romance delivers a morally grey competent heroine in her 30' with deadly secrets, a cursed king whose love language is obsession, and a slow burn enemies-to-lovers bond that burns into spice against the backdrop of a Slavic-inspired kingdom steeped in betrayal and dangerous magic. A dual POV. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows and The Witcher