by Tiffany Hunt
Part of Guides to Villainy and Love
First published 2025
Dark Lord Kazimir Blackrose has a simple plan. Kidnap Lady Arabella. Force her into marriage. Use her heroic bloodline to secure ultimate power. What he gets instead is a knife to his throat and a woman who refuses to play victim. Arabella has survived her father's tower prison and won't be cowed by another controlling man, even if he rules the realm's dark forces. She agrees to marry Kazimir but sets her own terms: freedom within his fortress, no unwanted touching, and complete honesty about his schemes. When those schemes crumble, Kazimir faces his most terrifying challenge yet. He must actually court his own wife. His attempts at villainous seduction fail spectacularly. Magical training sessions explode. Aphrodisiac dinners go wrong. Golf games with enemy eyeballs don't impress her. As they navigate magical disasters and jealous exes, both Kazimir and Arabella discover something more dangerous than war or conquest. They might be falling for each other.
Genres: romance, fantasy, comedy, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, humorous, romantic, whimsical, witty
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, grumpy-meets-sunshine, slow-burn
Setting: fortress, tower
532 pages · Paperback · Wild Ink Publishing
Content warnings: kidnapping
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