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A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty

by Stacia Stark

Bargains, betrayal, and a gathering war

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Bargains, betrayal, and a gathering war

A bargain made to save her brother binds the unnamed narrator to Lorian, the fae prince whose past violence is tied to her own family’s losses. Their forced cooperation takes them to the fae lands, where the narrator must navigate distrust, political manipulation, and the threat of war. The description sets personal loyalty against a wider struggle for power, with alliances shaped by deception and the danger extending beyond the fae. Romance and fantasy elements are woven into a conflict where protecting loved ones demands difficult choices.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of fantasy romance involving fae and uneasy alliances
  • For readers interested in political manipulation, betrayal, and looming war
  • For readers who enjoy stories centered on protecting family and loved ones

Themes

Fae and human powerBetrayal and distrustFamily loyaltyPolitical manipulationWar

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Book overview

Risk everything for your kingdom...Or be destroyed by it.

 

In a world darkened by deceit, the truth is a light that won't be dimmed. Even when it illuminates Lorian's betrayals more starkly than I could ever want to see.

They call him the Bloodthirsty Prince.

His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past-not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter.

To save my brother's life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I'm forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands. Forced to spend my every waking moment with the man who betrayed me. All because King Sabium has woven a deadly tapestry of manipulation, using those we least suspect for his wicked schemes.

There are no lines I won't cross to protect the people I love. So I'll work with former enemies. I'll manipulate, blackmail, and deceive potential allies. I'll swallow my pride, bury my shattered heart, and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war.

Because there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae.

And some of them masquerade as men.

 

For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series will enchant you.

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