A Court this Cruel & Lovely

A Court This Cruel & Lovely by Stacia Stark is a fast, addictive romantasy with sharp tension, hidden power, and a ruthless mercenary you’ll want to hate and can’t stop thinking about.

For years, she’s dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile. When she finally meets him, he leaves her for dead.

In a world where the gods take what little power humans are born with, anyone who manages to keep their magic is branded corrupt and burned. So when her forbidden power is exposed, she’s forced to run from the only life she’s ever known.

Desperate, she strikes a bargain with the very mercenary who betrayed her. She’ll help him and his secretive allies get into the city. In return, he’ll teach her to control the dark power she’s spent her whole life hiding. Power that might be the only thing keeping her alive.

But he’s keeping secrets too, and they’re the kind that don’t stay contained. As danger closes in and trust becomes a risk, their uneasy alliance starts to blur into something far more complicated.