The Cruel King's Forging. A Dark Fae Romantasy of a Cursed Bloodline, a Cruel Fae King, and the Magic That Could Unmake the World

Paranormal Romance - slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. A fire mage heir bound to the Frost Court general who killed her mother. A forced marriage that could save her dying father. And a betrayal that will shatter the fragile peace between the courts-unless she trusts the one man she swore to destroy. In a realm where ice and ember collide, fated mates are forged in blood, and the last chance at forever comes with a price of ash and winter. Princess Elara of the Ember Court has spent ten years honing her fire magic, preparing to avenge her mother's death at the hands of the Frost Court's most ruthless general: Kaelen Voss.
But when her father falls to a mysterious wasting curse, the only cure lies in an ancient alliance sealed by marriage-to Kaelen himself. Desperate and out of options, Elara agrees to become his bride, vowing to destroy him from within once her father is healed. Yet the Frost Court is a labyrinth of shadows and secrets. Kaelen is not the monster she remembers; he is a warrior haunted by his own past, bound by a duty that mirrors her own.
As they navigate the treacherous politics of the ice palace, Elara discovers that her cousin, Prince Theron, is conspiring with a forgotten enemy-the Shadow Court, an ancient force that seeks to shatter the peace and plunge both realms into eternal darkness. Theron's betrayal runs deeper than Elara could have imagined: he poisoned her father, and now he plans to use Elara's wedding as a cover to unleash the Shadow Court's power. Elara faces an impossible choice: continue her mission of vengeance against the man she has been taught to hate, or join forces with Kaelen to stop her cousin and save the only family she has left.
But trusting Kaelen means risking her heart-and her soul. Because in the Frost Court, love is a weapon, and the bond between a fire mage and an ice general might be the very thing that destroys them both. Tropes: forced marriage, fated mates, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romantasy, court intrigue, betrayal, redemption arc. Book One of The Cinder and the Ice series. If you love Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L.
Armentrout, or Raven Kennedy, you will devour this vampire-court romantasy of immortal enemies, fated mates, and a last chance at forever. Read on for a scorching cliffhanger that will leave you desperate for Book Two. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.