Deathly Beloved Series by Miranda Grant

This is the prequel to the bonkers fantasy romcom Death Do Us Part, book one of the Deathly Beloved seriesThere’s no one I hate more than my brother’s best friend.Jace is arrogant, annoying, and has been tormenting me my whole life. So I've done what any fairy princess would do: I've waged war on him. He wants to teach all the birds in our aviary to crap on me, then I'll sic a creature in heat on him. He attacks my books, I'll wax off all his hair... moreThis is the prequel to the bonkers fantasy romcom Death Do Us Part, book one of the Deathly Beloved seriesThere’s no one I hate more than my brother’s best friend.Jace is arrogant, annoying, and has been tormenting me my whole life. So I've done what any fairy princess would do: I've waged war on him. He wants to teach all the birds in our aviary to crap on me, then I'll sic a creature in heat on him. He attacks my books, I'll wax off all his hair.But then the jerk does something truly horrendous: he becomes my royal guard.Now I'm stuck with him all the bloody time.And that annoyance he fills me with is starting to turn into something else... Something hot and dangerous that's going to get one of us killed.Because to have anything in this messed up world is to lose it all.A princess cannot become queen without eliminating her weaknesses. less

Honey, Does This Taste Like Poison To You?I've never been a fan of murder. The mess, the smell, the whole hiding the body thing after - it always seemed like way too much work. But trust me, when you're married to Richard Morningstar, that "work" starts to feel an awful lot like "play". The man is a snake and king of the fairies.A barbarian. A war monger. A sex god. Uh, I mean a...an ex pod? Doesn't matter.The point is, it's either him or me... moreHoney, Does This Taste Like Poison To You?I've never been a fan of murder. The mess, the smell, the whole hiding the body thing after - it always seemed like way too much work. But trust me, when you're married to Richard Morningstar, that "work" starts to feel an awful lot like "play". The man is a snake and king of the fairies.A barbarian. A war monger. A sex god. Uh, I mean a...an ex pod? Doesn't matter.The point is, it's either him or me. Because one of us is going to die, and at the moment, it's my execution scheduled in three weeks. So I just have to figure out a way to kiss him - kill him - before then, take his throne, and turn his whole nightmarish kingdom upside down. Easy right?Maybe - if he wasn't my lifemate.And if my panties didn't drop every time he snapped his stupid fingers. less

This is Fine. Everything is Fine. So my husband stabs people. Which makes sense considering he blackmailed me into marrying him and framed me for a crime that carried the death penalty. He's Richard Morningstar, after all, the Demon of Raza, the tyrant ruler of the fairies. I mean, all the signs were there... moreThis is Fine. Everything is Fine. So my husband stabs people. Which makes sense considering he blackmailed me into marrying him and framed me for a crime that carried the death penalty. He's Richard Morningstar, after all, the Demon of Raza, the tyrant ruler of the fairies. I mean, all the signs were there.And okay yeah, deep down I did know, but by the gods, he's amazing in the you-know-what department, and like, what woman hasn't compromised a few things here and there for that utter deliciousness?Besides, it's not like the guy he stabbed died or anything. So this is fine. Totally fine…Everything is Not Fine.When the Court forced me to take a wife, I wasn't supposed to fall in love. Now I have a weakness I'm struggling to protect.My kingdom is at war. The Court wants to use her to take my throne. The rebels want to kill her to bring me to my knees. And our world, its customs and traditions, will destroy her very soul. Arienna Morningstar will not survive being queen...unless I kill them all. less

It comes as no surprise that I die in the line of duty. I'm head of the Fairy Intelligence and have made a lot of enemies over the years. What is surprising and really insulting, however, is that it isn't any of the kings of the neighbouring kingdoms that kill me. Or any of the heads of the gangs I've been tearing apart. Or even the assassins who've been hunting me for my lucrative bounty.No... moreIt comes as no surprise that I die in the line of duty. I'm head of the Fairy Intelligence and have made a lot of enemies over the years. What is surprising and really insulting, however, is that it isn't any of the kings of the neighbouring kingdoms that kill me. Or any of the heads of the gangs I've been tearing apart. Or even the assassins who've been hunting me for my lucrative bounty.No. It is some droll nobody who claims I bullied him as a kid… But I didn't become head of the Fairy Intelligence by letting a little thing like death stop me. He wants to bring me back to life to kill me a second time? Fine, but he's going to have to make a deal.There's this couple's retreat my targets are at, and I can't get them without a partner... less