Part of October Daye
First published 2021
October "Toby" Daye has spent years putting off her wedding to Tybalt, the King of Cats. Every time she plans to marry, some crisis demands her attention as a hero of the fae courts. Her friends finally take matters into their own hands. They arrange a surprise ceremony at the High Court in Toronto, complete with the High King's blessing. Toby cannot postpone this wedding. Then conspirators launch a plot to topple the High Throne itself. The scheme threatens to destabilize the entire Westlands. Toby must choose between stopping the coup and making it to her own altar. The chaos could destroy both her wedding day and the kingdom she has sworn to protect. Can she save the realm and still become a bride, or will duty once again triumph over her personal happiness?
Genres: adventure, fantasy, adult-fiction, fantasy-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: emotionally-complex, fast-paced, high-stakes, romantic, suspenseful
Tropes: duty-vs-love, forced-proximity, found-family, slow-burn-romance
Setting: Toronto, High Court, Westlands
384 pages · Hardcover · DAW
Content warnings: violence