Bound by Blood and Thorns

In the kingdom of Kingswood, power isn't inherited. It is taken.
For centuries, four ancient magical bloodlines kept the kingdom in balance until betrayal shattered the throne, and powerful syndicates rose from the ashes. Now, kings bow to criminals, magic is feared, and every alliance is sealed in blood.

Amira Stork has spent her life healing others, unaware that the magic flowing through her veins belongs to the last surviving royal bloodline. When her powers begin to awaken, she becomes the most hunted woman in the kingdom.
Some want to use her.
Others want her dead.
Only one man intends to keep her alive.

Darren Brooks, the ruthless leader of the Brooks Syndicate, has built an empire through fear, strategy, and forbidden shadow magic. Coldly, calculating, and impossible to read, he has no interest in destiny until a centuries-old prophecy ties his fate to the one woman who despises everything he represents.

Forced into an uneasy alliance, Amira and Darren are drawn into a dangerous game of political deception, ancient secrets, and ruthless enemies. As kingdoms edge toward war and long-buried truths come to light, hatred begins to blur into something far more dangerous.
Because sometimes the greatest threat isn't the darkness surrounding them.

It's falling for the person they were destined to destroy.
Bound by Blood & Thorns is a sweeping romantasy filled with forbidden magic, political intrigue, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, morally gray characters, found family, and unforgettable twists, where love and loyalty are tested by blood, power, and destiny.