Queenborn

He promised to help her. But she didn't know the cost.

She grew up in the middle of nowhere with nothing but her aunt, her lovable dog, and a forest to run wild in. It was perfect.

Until the night she was lured into the shadows.

Cirien has always known about the fae, she's no fool to their trickery. But Valavere is nothing like what she expected. The highborn with his odd red-green eyes and alluring smirk has plans for her. He won't let her go home until they're done.

Swept into a magical realm on the verge of collapse from both a political war and an imminent danger known as the Corruption, Cirien must adapt quickly to a cruel world that openly rejects her.

Her only source of protection is Valavere, a man who hates her as much as she hates him.

But when she's forced to endure his intense combat lessons, she begins to wonder if his brooding is covering something else. Are his eyes full of angry fire... or a different kind of heat?

Even if she survives the twisted scheme she's been roped into, will her captor let her go free?

His world is designed to break mortals like her.

She refuses to bow.

Queenborn is a spicy romantasy with a whole lot of tropes:

Enemies to Lovers

Forced proximity

Yearning

Secret powers

Chosen one themes

Found family