Reign & Ruin (Mages of the Wheel #1)
J.D. Evans
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· 250 ratings · 422 pages · Published: 23 Jan 2020
She is heir to a Sultanate that once ruled the world. He is an unwanted prince with the power to destroy.
She is order and intellect, a woman fit to rule in a man's place. He is chaos and violence and will stop at nothing to protect his people.
His magic answers hers with shadow for light. They need each other, but the cost of balance may be too high a price. Magic is dying and the only way to save it is to enlist mages who wield the forbidden power of death, mages cast out centuries ago in a brutal and bloody war.
Now, a new war is coming. Science and machines to replace magic and old religion.
They must find a way to save their people from annihilation and balance the sacred Wheel—but first, they will have to balance their own forbidden passion. His peace for her tempest, his restlessness for her calm…
Night and day, dusk and dawn, the end, and the beginning.
Tagged as:
- competent heroine 42
- fantasy 39
- magic 39
- political/court intrigue 37
- aristo/royal heroine 35
- royal hero 34
- virgin heroine 32
- m-f romance 31
- gifted/super-heroine 30
- sweet/gentle hero 29
- independent heroine 28
- warlord/commander hero 26
- take-charge heroine 26
- high fantasy 24
- fighter hero 22
- forbidden love 22
- war 20
- tortured hero 18
- slow burn 16
- historical 15
- grumpy/ice queen 14
- rich heroine 14
- hurt/comfort 13
- ancient times 11
- new adult 10
- medieval 9
- secret relationship 9
- military 8
- men in uniform 7
- witches 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 16
- misogyny 10
- past abuse 4
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 31
- third person pov 24
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The 'Mages of the Wheel' series
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