A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies #1)
Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 201 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.
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- magic 22
- fantasy 21
- fae 19
- enemies to lovers 17
- possessive hero 17
- independent heroine 16
- competent heroine 15
- dual pov 13
- high fantasy 12
- slow burn 11
- new adult 9
- take-charge heroine 9
- historical 8
- paranormal 8
- angst 8
- vengeance 8
- working class heroine 8
- alpha male 8
- forced proximity 8
- m-f romance 8
- poor heroine 8
- cruel hero/bully 7
- first person pov 7
- gifted/super-heroine 7
- ancient times 6
- survival 6
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- war 5
- betrayal 5
- aristo/royal heroine 5
- height difference 4
- abduction 4
- non-human heroine 4
- royal hero 3
- political/court intrigue 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- fighter hero 2
- warlord/commander hero 2
- dark romance 1
- sassy heroine 1
- fated mates 1
- male pov 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 7
- abuse 4
- third party abuse 2
- past abuse 1
- past sexual abuse 1
- torture of mcs 1
- nontraditional hea 1
- graphic violence 1
- mental illness 1
- mental trauma 1
- geography
- scandinavia 1
- europe 1
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The 'Kingdom of Lies' series
4.09 · 560 ratings
abuse · fantasy · from hate to love · fated-mates · independent heroine · gifted heroine · death · magic · alpha male · forced proximity · strong heroine · aristocratic heroine · high fantasy · vengeance · abuse-non-mc · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · war · possessive hero · m-f
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