Deathly Beloved Series by Miranda Grant

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