A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies #1)
Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
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· 282 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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Tagged as:
- magic 25
- fantasy 24
- fae 22
- enemies to lovers 19
- independent heroine 18
- possessive hero 18
- competent heroine 16
- high fantasy 15
- slow burn 11
- m-f romance 11
- working class heroine 10
- cruel hero/bully 10
- take-charge heroine 10
- alpha male 10
- new adult 9
- forced proximity 9
- poor heroine 9
- historical 8
- paranormal 8
- angst 8
- vengeance 8
- survival 8
- gifted/super-heroine 8
- betrayal 7
- grumpy/cold hero 6
- height difference 6
- war 6
- non-human heroine 6
- aristo/royal heroine 6
- ancient times 5
- abduction 4
- royal hero 4
- political/court intrigue 3
- fighter hero 3
- warlord/commander hero 3
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- sassy heroine 2
- non-human hero 2
- dark romance 1
- fated mates 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 9
- abuse 4
- graphic violence 3
- third party abuse 2
- past abuse 1
- past sexual abuse 1
- nontraditional hea 1
- mental illness 1
- mental trauma 1
- geography
- scandinavia 1
- europe 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 16
- first person pov 10
- male pov 3
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The 'Kingdom of Lies' series
4.10 · 794 ratings
possessive hero · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · commander · political-intrigue · fae · abuse · from hate to love · gifted heroine · magic · death · forced proximity · fantasy · fated-mates · independent heroine · male-pov · dual-pov · strong heroine · vengeance
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