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The Princess & the Spy
Series · 4 books · 2021-2023

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Velvet

2021

A good princess does not seduce her enemies… but a desperate princess might With her small kingdom teetering on the brink of war, crown princess Viviette hatches a dangerous plan: seduce the enemy diplomats threatening the Peaks and uncover their sinister schemes. An excellent strategy … until she is caught red-handed by her father's loyal Spymaster. Jaghar is a mystery. A menace. A cold and bitter man she's despised all her life. But rather than betraying her to the King, he offers her a bargain: in return for his discretion, she can join his clandestine army of masked spies who use pleasure and seduction to expose their enemies’ secrets. Armed with nothing but cunning and resolve, Viviette delves into his shockingly seductive world of dark desires and intrigue. But the more she learns about the scarred, silver-haired spymaster at the heart of the conflict, the less she can deny the forbidden fire flaring between them … Caught in a tangled web of passion and conspiracies, will their fragile alliance shatter under the weight of their secrets? Or will it be the key to their salvation? Velvet is the first book in the completed Princess & Spy trilogy, a dark and scorching hot fantasy romance for readers who enjoy forbidden love, tormented heroes, and rebellious heroines. Please note: this story is darker and steamier than the Fae Isles books and contains threats of (sexual) violence, mentions of child abuse, and a heroine who doesn't mind using her body to get what she wants. Intended for a mature audience.
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Damask

2023

A poisoned glass of wine. An ill-fated chain of events. And a king's sudden death... During a royal visit to Rock Hall, the King of Redwood drinks from the wrong glass – and dies. Now suddenly the kingdom's brittle peace is threatened... Surrounded by scheming enemies, a grieving queen and a mysteriously vanishing poisoner, Jaghar and Viviette must solve the case before the Peaks are thrown into war once again. Damask is a bonus novella in the Princess & Spy trilogy, taking place between Velvet and Leather. It can be found for free on the author's website. Note: make sure to read Velvet first, because this novella contains spoilers!
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Leather

2021

She must be a queen. He can never be a king. Viviette never expected to find this much happiness in the shadows of Rock Hall … and now she must lose it all. When her father announces her engagement to the widowed king of another kingdom, she has no choice but to leave the man she was never allowed to love behind and travel to the castle where she is to marry. But something is wrong in the idyllic Riverlands. And when Jaghar hears the news of assassin's on Velvet's trail, not even his loyalty to her father can keep him at Rock Hall. He must protect her, even if he has to follow her deep into foreign territory – and even if it forces him to face the man who’ll take his place by her side. With every step of their journey, new dangers around the corners. A knight with vicious intentions. A palace like a prison. And then there’s the mysterious disappearance of the king’s first wife… With darkness closing in and the desire between them still burning bright, how long can duty hold the princess and the spy apart?
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Silk

2021

Home hides the deepest shadows of all… Back in Rock Hall, Viviette is finally safe from the man she was supposed to marry. But at home, the danger is coming from within… And just when happiness lies at her fingertips, a brutal murder rips all her hopes and dreams apart, leaving her reeling in a world that will never be the same again. Rock Hall has never held secrets for Jaghar. His masked service has always traced every word, every look, every footstep. But the king’s violent death is a menacing mystery even to him – a mystery that puts the future of an entire kingdom on the line. If he cannot solve it soon enough, not Velvet but her uncle will be crowned the next ruler of the Peaks. With the wrong man about to take the throne and Trystan’s murderer still on the loose, the princess and the spy find themselves tangled in a web of political deceit and deadly revenge. They must play the game well, and play it fast. Because if they fail, they may not only lose their kingdom – but each other too.

Author

Lisette Marshall
Lisette Marshall
Author · 22 books

Lisette Marshall is a librarian by day and a writer of steamy fantasy romance by night. She combines a lifelong love for fairytales, mystery novels and sexy adventures in her books. When Lisette isn’t dreaming about gorgeous heroes and sensual heroines, she can usually be found reading about weird history, plotting unrealistic fictional murders or baking way too many chocolate cookies for herself and her boyfriend.

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