The King's Bride (The Nine Realms #3)
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A new emperor has risen, uniting the six Fae kingdoms of Aetheria under his rule. To maintain the fragile peace, each Fae kingdom-and the mortal realm-sends their most powerful, treasured women to his harem, where one will rise as Empress.
Althea, princess of Leria-the mortal kingdom that guards the bridge to Aetheria-knows what awaits her: a court of ruthless ambition, a battlefield disguised in silk and smiles. In a place where beauty is a weapon and love is nothing but a weakness, survival is her only goal.
Yet amidst the chaos, the one man she should fear most-the Emperor himself-watches her with an intensity that burns. Soren. The Fae Emperor. A warrior born of Light and Dark, a ruler so powerful he ended centuries of war. He has never taken a queen. Never yielded to desire.
Until her.
As whispers spread of his growing obsession, Althea becomes the most coveted-and most hunted-woman in Aetheria. With assassins lurking in the shadows and enemies closing in, she must fight not only for her life, but for a love powerful enough to reshape a kingdom.
In a court where love is a weakness, can she become his greatest strength?
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