by Anne Bishop
First published 2011
Daemon, the Black Jeweled Warlord Prince, faces his first year of marriage to Witch Queen Jaenelle as the thirteen-day Winsol celebration approaches. Family obligations pull him in multiple directions while he hosts his demanding relatives. Meanwhile, Surreal returns to Ebon Rih still wounded and angry, where her former lover Falonar challenges her family's authority. The confrontation threatens to unleash the darkness she struggles to contain. Elsewhere, someone sets a brutal trap for Queen Sylvia and her sons, forcing Dhemlan's ruling family to hunt down a mysterious enemy known only as No Face before he strikes again. In Hell, Daemon has taken over his father Saetan's position as High Lord after losing the two people who mattered most to him. He has sealed off his heart from further pain, but an unexpected new bond forms that might shatter the protective barriers he has built around himself.
Genres: fantasy, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, royalty
Setting: Dhemlan, Ebon Rih, Hell
Period: Winsol
435 pages · Hardcover · Roc
Content warnings: violence