My father sold me to the Shadow King.

I would kill for a normal life, but my father took a reckless gamble, and I must pay the price. His betrayal forces me to live in Faerie with King Damian and use my magic, even though it's forbidden.

Now, I must learn to protect myself from the nightmares, dreams, and fantasies that govern this mysterious new realm.

If I don't, my kingdom will fall.

***

Nothing will get in the way of my duty, not even a witty beauty like Penelope Darcy.

I'm in ruins, and the Shadow Court is, too. The rules of the curse are simple—they draw our enemies away and keep us safe.

For her, I'd break all the rules, but I've got to tear her kingdom apart to survive.

This novel is a full-length fantasy romance with a happy ending, and though it's part of an interconnected series, it also stands alone.

Can the Winter King truly love? Or am I doomed to follow his past queens to the grave?

I'm a shadow huntress in dire need of revenge. When a Fae prince asks me to participate in the Yule pageant and spy on the Winter King, I rise to the occasion.

He tells me I'm a ringer for the dead queen, and that I don't have to win the pageant or get married in the end.

He forgot to mention I'd lose everything in the meantime—including my heart.

***

My kingdom needs a queen, and so I marry.

Every year I marry, and suffer.

Every year, I lose her all over again.

This endless curse is meant to punish me for what I've done, with no hope of release. As Winter King, death shall never come for me.

Until the ghost of my first love shows up on my doorstep.