Stand Alone

Irren ist menschlich. Rache ist göttlich. Jeder Mensch, den Harlow Carrenwell küsst, stirbt sofort, und genau so gefällt es ihr. Die jüngste Tochter der magischen Gründerfamilie von Lunameade, deren Lippen Gift verströmen, hat ihre Macht eingesetzt, um ihre Gegner zu vernichten. Ihr erster Ehemann liegt unter der Erde. Ihr neuer Verlobter ist der Nächste. Doch die lebensfrohe Witwe hat ein Geheimnis. Wenn sie nicht auf Geheiß ihrer Eltern als Auftragsmörderin arbeitet, zieht sie als Selbstjustizlerin für misshandelte Frauen in ihrer abgeriegelten Stadt los. Einen Mann treffen. Ihn anlocken. Ihn mit einem Kuss töten. Bis Harlow eines Nachts ein Ziel küsst und er nicht stirbt. Schlimmer noch: Ihr unbesiegbarer Partner in Leidenschaft ist ihr neuer Verlobter Henry Havenwood, und nun kennt er ihr Doppelleben. Anstatt sie zu verraten und die rivalisierenden Familien gegeneinander aufzubringen, tut er etwas viel Unheilvolleres – er entführt sie, um sie in seiner wilden Bergfestung zu heiraten. Harlow vertraut Henry nicht, doch die einzige Möglichkeit, ihre Familie und die Stadt Lunameade zu schützen, besteht darin herauszufinden, was seine Familie plant. Mit einem Ehemann verflucht, den sie nicht töten kann, und in einer Festung gefangen, die meilenweit von zu Hause entfernt in vampirverseuchten Wäldern liegt, muss Harlow für ihr Überleben das Unmögliche schaffen: Den Mann, der weiß, dass sie eine Mörderin ist, dazu bringen, sich trotzdem in sie zu verlieben. The Poison Daughter ist eine eigenständige düstere Fantasyromanze, die die Selbstjustiz gegen misshandelnde Männer aus Promising Young Woman mit einer Romantasy-Zwangsheirat und einer Prise Vampire verbindet.

Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of an enthralling romantasy series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born from it aren't the only danger to the creators—from the bestselling author of Curse of the Wolf King . From the art of liars, the monsters came… Ever since art gave life to bloodthirsty shadows, creative works have been forbidden and the talented creators sacrificed to the Sinless—the immortal royals who feast on human blood in return for their protection. Inana’s secret storytelling nearly got her killed once, and she’ll be damned if she’s ever caught again. With a bounty on her head, she keeps to the city’s dark underbelly where she earns a meager living from thrill-seeking patrons desperate to hear her illicit fiction. Until Dominic, a Shadowbane, catches one of her performances. . . Dominic is a half-Sinless monster hunter as fearsome as his prey. But to complete his hunt, he needs an artist to summon the shadows . . . he needs Inana. Dominic delivers an serve him or he’ll claim her bounty. When survival is all Inana has left, the choice is clear. At least until she can betray him and leave him for dead. As their tense alliance leads them into the heart of danger, dark secrets unravel—about each other, their world, and the threats they face. But the greatest risk of all is the desire growing between them. There’s something more sinful than lust at play, and it could bring the world to its knees.

The first book in the riotously funny dark romantasy series following a conflicted villain and his unstoppable bride who form the realm’s most chaotic alliance. Perfect for fans of Assistant to the Villain . Step Kidnap someone cute. Step Force her into marriage. Step Try not to get feelings. When Dark Lord Kazimir Blackrose kidnaps Lady Arabella and forces her to marry him, he expects an obedient bride. What he gets is a knife to the throat and a furious woman with demands of her own. He may need her heroic bloodline to achieve ultimate dominion, but she’s not about to make it easy for him. After a lifetime of being treated like property, getting abducted by the realm’s most notorious villain is just another Tuesday for Arabella. If she must be married to the infuriating (and infuriatingly attractive) Dark Lord, she’ll do it on her own terms. But when his plans go awry, Kazimir faces his most terrifying challenge He must actually date his own wife. Between magical training sessions, playing golf with the eyeballs of his enemies and ‘romantic’ dinners gone spectacularly wrong, Kazimir's villainous seduction plans are failing at every turn. But, as they navigate magical explosions and jealous exes, the pair discover a far more terrifying prospect than war or magical They might actually be falling for each other. This dark and sexy fantasy romance is perfect for readers who A morally grey antihero (who stays that way)A strong heroine who embraces her dark side (she doesn't need rescuing, thanks)Touch her and dieHilarious, wicked banter and sizzling spiceOne bed/forced proximityKidnapped bride/forced marriageDark humour

She was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed. Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn’t allowed to want. Not freedom. Not love. Not even her own future. Instead, she’s spent her life healing others’ pain and swallowing her own. But when her father strikes a fragile alliance with enemy-kingdom Arbinj to crush a rising rebellion, she is bartered into a marriage she didn’t choose for a crown she doesn’t want. She expects a prince. She gets the Dark Commander. Zevayr is ruthless, unyielding, and a stormwielder with a reputation soaked in blood. He is everything Mayah was taught to fear. Yet as they race across rebel-torn lands, the less certain she is of where the monster ends and where the man begins. In Arbinj’s glittering courts, the Rebellion surges and dangerous secrets stir from Mayah’s past—secrets that could shatter her kingdom, and her heart, if she lets them. The question is not if Mayah will betray, but who: her people, her love, or herself?

Enter a new world of romantic fantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport—a journey of powerful magic, enemies-to-lovers, and political intrigue—as a warrior-princess and a vengeful king from rival fae courts form a fierce alliance to take down a merciless despot. Princess of the Aether Dominion, Kadeesha wants nothing to do with fae politics. She is a warrior, first and foremost, and believes her greatest strength is leading her squadron of elite winged serpent flyers to protect her homeland. But bound since infancy to be betrothed to the Hyperion High King, ruler of all Dominions, she has no choice but to do what men have chosen for her. Repulsed by the idea, she decides to spend one last night of freedom—in the arms of a dangerous stranger who takes her to sexual heights she’s never experienced before…but who is only using Kadeesha to set a trap for the High King. For the High King and the kings of his six Dominions were responsible for the decimation of the Apollyon Court, and its new king, Malachi, wants his pounds of flesh. On Kadeesha’s wedding day, Malachi and his special forces attack. Her father is killed, and Malachi wounds the High King, ultimately taking Kadeesha as hostage back to his land. But she is no true hostage. The two form a pact: she will help lure the High King so Malachi can kill him once and for all, and he in turn will not harm Kadeesha or the Aether people. And as much as Kadeesha hates politics, she is now the Queen of her folk. Fae bonds are unbreakable…and so, perhaps, is the attraction Kadeesha and Malachi feel for each other. For even as they must publicly display their connection to provoke the High King’s jealousy, they struggle to resist the powerful allure between them in order to achieve their ultimate goals.