A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies #1)
Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
4.15
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 105 ratings · 532 pages · Published: 24 Mar 2023
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.
Please note: A Court This Cruel and Lovely is an NA/adult romantasy book with steam. While this series is slow burn, the chili pepper rating will increase for each book.
Tagged as:
- magic 15
- fantasy 15
- fae 13
- enemies to lovers 11
- possessive hero 10
- independent heroine 9
- competent heroine 9
- slow burn 8
- dual pov 8
- high fantasy 7
- paranormal 6
- working class heroine 6
- alpha male 6
- new adult 5
- angst 5
- vengeance 5
- take-charge heroine 5
- ancient times 4
- historical 4
- cruel hero/bully 4
- forced proximity 4
- m-f romance 4
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- first person pov 3
- poor heroine 3
- war 2
- gifted/super-heroine 2
- aristo/royal heroine 2
- royal hero 2
- height difference 1
- abduction 1
- betrayal 1
- survival 1
- non-human heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 2
- abuse 1
- past abuse 1
- past sexual abuse 1
- torture of mcs 1
- geography
- scandinavia 1
- europe 1
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The 'Kingdom of Lies' series
282 ratings 4.18 ·
explicit-open-door · fae · fantasy · from hate to love · high fantasy · war · possessive hero · m-f · poor heroine · paranormal · royalty · ancient times · independent heroine · fated-mates · magic · forced proximity · aristocratic heroine · vengeance · angst · cold hero
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