Swords, Sorcery, and Sin
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The once and never series
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the once and never king
Neve Ashford never believed in fairy tales… until she fell into one.One minute, she’s rewriting history. The next, she’s ripped from her world and dropped into a fae court where monsters wear crowns. And one just claimed her as his queen.Artorius Pendraco is a half-fae king with a crumbling throne, a prophecy he refuses to believe in, and enemies circling like vultures. When a rival lord demands Neve’s hand, convinced her blood holds ancient power, Arthur does the only thing more dangerous than refusing.He takes her for himself.A mortal in a court of fae, Neve is trapped in a marriage built on lies and politics, bound to a husband she can’t trust, but can’t seem to resist. And while their alliance was meant to be nothing more than a convenient deception to keep the wolves at bay, every glance, every touch, threatens to unravel the game they’re playing—leaving her to decide if their love was just another myth… or if Arthur was always meant to be hers.In a world where love and loyalty are as fragile as Arthur’s hold on the crown, Neve must uncover the truth of her past and the strength of her heart before it’s too late.
🔥 Perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, A Fate Inked in Blood, Ruthless Vows, and anyone who thought Klaus and Caroline from The Vampire Diaries were totally endgame, this slow burn romantasy delivers a brutal (but hopelessly devoted) fae king who would burn the world for her if only she’d let him, a marriage of convenience built on lies, all the pining, and two souls bound by fate… even if they don’t know it yet.
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Lady Grim spins tales of dark desires and deadly games, where villains are irresistible, heroes are morally gray, and happy endings are always hard-won. With a penchant for enemies-to-lovers, courtly intrigue, and banter that cuts as deep as the blade of a cursed dagger, their books weave romance and ruin in equal measure.When they’re not conjuring wickedly tormented love interests, they’re haunting old libraries, brooding over their latest plot twist, indulging in an absurd amount of gothic literature, reassuring their loved ones that all that research on medieval weaponry is purely to guarantee accuracy, romanticizing candlelit corridors despite exclusively writing in sweatpants, or reminding themself that setting things on fire is not a viable solution to writer’s block.If you enjoy ruthless kings, doomed prophecies, and love that survives even the darkest fates, you’ve come to the right place.
Content warnings
The once and never series
This is a interconnected tetralogy (four books) in which the first three end on a cliffhanger. There is a happily ever after, but we take the scenic route. Basically, I just wanted it noted that this series gets progressively darker in content and themes, and I would hate for you to get attached to these characters only to be unable to finish the series.
murder
graphic depictions of era-appropriate violence
instances of torture or implied torture
manipulation
gaslighting
mentions of past sexual assaults
mental health struggles
kidnapping
instances of torture or implied torture of a pregnant woman*
themes of war and rebellion
imprisonment
*with no fetal/infant injury or loss
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