A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies #1)
Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
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· 246 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 24
- fantasy 23
- fae 21
- enemies to lovers 18
- independent heroine 17
- possessive hero 17
- competent heroine 15
- high fantasy 14
- slow burn 11
- m-f romance 10
- new adult 9
- working class heroine 9
- cruel hero/bully 9
- take-charge heroine 9
- alpha male 9
- historical 8
- paranormal 8
- angst 8
- vengeance 8
- forced proximity 8
- poor heroine 8
- survival 7
- gifted/super-heroine 7
- betrayal 6
- ancient times 5
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- height difference 5
- war 5
- non-human heroine 5
- aristo/royal heroine 5
- abduction 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
- non-human hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 8
- abuse 4
- third party abuse 2
- graphic violence 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 15
- first person pov 9
- male pov 2
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The 'Kingdom of Lies' series
4.11 · 700 ratings
magic · high fantasy · vengeance · strong heroine · dual-pov · possessive hero · war · explicit-open-door · abuse-non-mc · aristocratic heroine · first-person-pov · gifted heroine · abuse · fae · from hate to love · commander · political-intrigue · audiobook · alpha male · m-f
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