Hollow Crown. A Dark Fae Romantasy of a Marriage of Alliance, a Dark Prophecy, and the Secret That Could Burn Two Kingdoms Down

Paranormal Romance - slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. She's the last line of defense for her family. He's the enemy who could shatter everything. But when a fae lord threatens the relic hidden in her bookshop, the only way to save her half-fae sister is to trust the man who froze her heart. In a world of forbidden desire and workplace tension, a holiday homecoming forces them together-and the enemy who claimed her heart might be her only hope. Elara Vance has spent years building a quiet life in the sleepy town of Thornwood, running her late grandmother's bookshop and protecting her younger sister, Mira, from the fae world that destroyed their family.
But when a powerful fae lord arrives, demanding a dangerous relic hidden somewhere in the shop, Elara's carefully guarded existence crumbles. The relic is the only thing keeping Mira safe from the lord's deadly obsession-and Elara will do anything to keep it out of his hands. Enter Kael Aldridge: a cold, ruthless fae general who once served the very lord now hunting them. He's the enemy who betrayed her family years ago, the man who left her grandmother broken and her father dead.
Now he's back, claiming he wants to help-but Elara knows better than to trust a monster. Yet when the fae lord's hunters close in, Kael is the only one with the power to stop them. The complication: Kael's help comes with a price. He wants the relic for himself, and he's not above using Mira's safety as leverage. As the holiday season descends on Thornwood, Elara finds herself trapped in a tense alliance with the man she despises most-working side by side in the bookshop, pretending to be allies while every stolen glance and accidental touch ignites a forbidden desire she can't afford to feel. The impossible choice: Hand over the relic to Kael and doom her sister to a life of servitude-or trust him to help her destroy it, risking everything on the chance that the monster she once knew has changed.
But as the fae lord's hunters close in and secrets from Kael's past surface, Elara realizes the real monster might not be the one who froze her heart-it's the one who's about to burn it down. Tropes: Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, workplace tension, holiday homecoming, forbidden romance, protective hero, slow burn, fae politics, found family. This is the first book in The Hearts of Eldoria series.
If you love scorching tension, morally gray heroes, and heroines who fight for their families, prepare to lose yourself in a world of dangerous fae lords and the women who dare to defy them. Read on for an enemies-to-lovers romance that will leave you breathless-and eager for the next book in the series. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.