The Dragon King's Stolen Heir. A Dark Fae Romantasy of a War of Crowns, a Forbidden Spell, and the Price of Forbidden Magic

Paranormal Romance - slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. A fae lord with a shattered soul. A human woman who refuses to kneel. And a shadow court that will burn both worlds to claim a hidden heir. When her sister is kidnapped by the Nightshade Court, human architect Lila Marchetti knows the mortal authorities can't help. Her only lead is the brooding, magnetic fae lord who just bought the crumbling estate next door-and who seems to know far too much about the shadows creeping through her city.
He's everything she despises: arrogant, secretive, and part of the magical elite that left humanity to fend for itself during the Sundering. But he's also the only one who can guide her through the lethal wards guarding the court's obsidian fortress. The setup is simple: a reluctant alliance forged in desperation, a journey through a realm where trust is currency and betrayal is the local sport. The complication arrives fast.
Kaelen Duskhollow isn't just any fae lord-he's the disgraced heir to the Nightshade throne, exiled for a crime he won't name. He wants the girl rescued too, but for reasons that have nothing to do with altruism. Her sister's latent magic is the key to a weapon that could end the fragile peace between mortal and fae worlds. And Kaelen's past is a labyrinth of debts and blood oaths that keeps pulling them deeper into the court's web.
The impossible choice comes when Lila discovers the truth: to save her sister, she must either let Kaelen sacrifice himself to the court's ancient rites, or strike a bargain with the very monster who ordered the kidnapping. One path means losing her only ally. The other means becoming complicit in the war her sister was meant to prevent. Forced proximity. Enemies to lovers. One bed. Shadow magic that reads emotions.
A heroine who wields blueprints and sledgehammers, and a hero who's forgotten how to feel anything but guilt. This is a paranormal romance where the tension isn't just in the air-it's in every glance, every half-truth, and every touch that lingers a second too long. A Court of Shadow and Starlight is the first book in The Courts of Shadow and Light series. If you love slow-burn romance, morally gray fae lords, and heroines who fight their own battles, step into the shadows.
The war is coming. But first, they have to survive each other. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.