First published 2024
Estrella chose her mate over freedom, but her journey back to Mistfell reveals a shocking truth. She is not the lost princess of Faerie. That burden falls to Fallon instead. Now Estrella finds herself trapped in a cage suspended above the throne of Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. Mab rules all of Alfheimr through fear and magic drawn from a cursed crown gem that transformed her into a power-obsessed tyrant. The queen feeds on the children of Faerie to fuel her abilities and turns love into an instrument of torture. Though Estrella puzzles Mab as an unforeseen presence, the queen begins molding her into a weapon against both humans and Fae. Mab may not own Estrella yet, but she controls the man Estrella loves. This leaves Estrella with an impossible choice. To free him, she must master the deadly games of the Fae court. She will do anything to save him, even if it means becoming the very villain she once fought against.
Genres: fantasy, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, impossible-choice
Setting: Mistfell, Alfheimr
Period: Faerie
454 pages · Kindle Edition · Bramble
Content warnings: emotional-abuse, torture, violence