Everyone expected the quiet princess to die. The tyrant king had buried wives before, and the fragile girl forced to marry him was supposed to become just another forgotten tragedy. But the soft-spoken queen does something no one expected. She survives. While the court fears the monster on the throne, she remains beside him calm, gentle, and far stronger than anyone realizes. At first, the king tells himself she is simply useful. Her mind is sharp. Her kindness dangerous in a palace built on cruelty. And kings protect what is useful. But the longer she stands beside him, the more the kingdom begins to notice something unsettling. The tyrant who trusted no one now watches her like she is the most valuable thing in his world. His words remain cold. His temper still deadly. But everyone can see the truth the king refuses to admit. The monster on the throne has fallen in love. And the quiet queen who was supposed to die has learned something even more dangerous The only way anyone could ever hurt her... Is by surviving the king who would burn kingdoms to the ground to protect what belongs to him. (Book 1 )

At Blackwood High, everyone knows one rule: Stay away from Hunter Blake. He's the boy teachers fear and the one students whispered about in the hallways. Dangerous. Mysterious. Untouchable. Ava Carter only wanted a quiet life at her new school. Keep her head down. Avoid trouble But the moment Hunter looks at her, everything changes. Suddenly Ava finds herself pulled into a world of secrets ,rumors and a darkness surrounding Hunter that nobody dares to talk about. The closer she gets to him, the more she realizes that Hunter Blake is hiding something far more dangerous than anyone imagined. But the real question is ... What happens when the most dangerous boy in school becomes the one person you can't stay away from?