(Kingdom of Lies, book 4)

A Queen This Fierce and Deadly

THE FINAL EXPLOSIVE BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK 
 This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent 
 ‘Sometimes there are stories that are so beautifully crafted that they steal pieces of your heart and soul’ Reader Review 
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 The price of love is loss. 
 We all pay it eventually. . . 
 
 Some moments are too painful to be endured, and some moments will break you if you let them. 
 
 And yet I can’t afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One chance to create a better life for everyone across the four kingdoms. 
 
 Even as our enemies ally with each other, and our own allies are forced to betray their kingdoms, their people . . . and themselves. 
 
 And even as Regner plans something so cruel, so wholly evil, he’s poised to douse the last remaining spark of hope in this world. 
 
 Unless we kill him first. 
 
 Tropes/themes: 
 
 1. Enemies -to-lovers 
 2. Forced proximity 
 3. Pace and plot 
 4. Magic 
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Stacia Stark is a New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, and Amazon bestselling author of fantasy romance. Her books have been translated into over 16 languages, and her Kingdom of Lies series was nominated twice for Goodreads Choice Awards. 
 
Stacia loves writing romantasy filled with found families, female friendship, self-reliant heroines, and brooding, grumpy heroes. When she’s not writing or exploring the world, she can usually be found sprawled on her sofa, lost in the pages of a good book.

The price of love is loss. 
 
We all pay it eventually. . . 
 
Some moments are too painful to be endured, and some moments will break you if you let them. 
 
And yet I can&rsquo;t afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One chance to create a better life for everyone across the four kingdoms. 
 
Even as our enemies ally with each other, and our own allies are forced to betray their kingdoms, their people . . . and themselves. 
 
And even as Regner plans something so cruel, so wholly evil, he&rsquo;s poised to douse the last remaining spark of hope in this world. 
 
Unless we kill him first.

(Kingdom of Lies, book 3)

A Crown This Cold and Heavy

THE THIRD BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK 
 
This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent 
 
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I find myself in a place surrounded by enemies, closer to death than ever before, and far away from the only person I want.Lorian . . . 
 
Amidst a betrayal we couldn’t have anticipated, I’ll do whatever it takes to find my way back to him – before his fury lays waste to this continent.Alliances are being forged and broken. Our enemies are unifying.And Regner is closing in . . . 
 
We have only one chance to prevent him from attaining god-like powers and enslaving every human, fae and hybrid across the four kingdoms. 
 
Meanwhile, Regner believes I’m trapped here, yearning for my death, and waiting for Lorian to save me. 
 
But Regner hasn’t yet realized that I’ll stop at nothing to free my people. 
 
And he’s the one who should be afraid of me. 
Tropes/Themes: 
1. Multiple POVs 
2. Touch her and die3. Fighting4. Magic 
5. Good strategizing and politics

I find myself in a place surrounded by enemies, closer to death than ever before, and far away from the only person I want. 
 
Lorian . . . 
 
Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to him – before his fury lays waste to this continent. 
 
Alliances are being forged and broken and our enemies are unifying. 
 
And Regner is closing in . . . 
 
But he hasn’t yet realised that I'll stop at nothing to free my people. 
 
And he's the one who should be afraid of me.

(Kingdom of Lies, book 2)

A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty

THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK 
 
This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent 
 
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After fleeing from everything I knew and loved, and hiding in plain sight in a deceitful court, I am now faced with Lorian’s truth. 
 
He is no mercenary . . . 
 
He is known as the Bloodthirsty Prince. 
 
His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past – not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter. 
 
But, to save my brother’s life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I’m forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands. 
 
There are no lines I won’t cross to protect the people I love. 
So, I’ll manipulate, blackmail and deceive potential allies. I’ll bury my shattered heart and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war. 
 
Because I now know that there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae. 
 
And some of them masquerade as men . . . 
Tropes/Themes: 
1. Politics and scheming 
2. Characters 
3. Found family 
4. Romance and some smut 
5. Magic

After fleeing from everything I knew and loved, and hiding in plain sight in a deceitful court, I am now faced with Lorian’s truth. 
 
He was no mercenary . . . 
 
He is known as the Bloodthirsty Prince. 
 
His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past. 
 
But, to save my brother’s life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. 
 
There are no lines I won’t cross to protect the people I love. I’ll bury my shattered heart and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war.

(Kingdom of Lies, book 1)

A Court This Cruel and Lovely

THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARK 
 
This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent 
 
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Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae. 
 
The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. 
And they are put to death. 
 
When my forbidden power is discovered, I’m forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore. 
 
To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary. A dark and brooding man.Whose face I have been seeing in my dreams . . . 
 
It’s agreed that I’ll help him into the city. And he’ll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I’ve always kept hidden. 
The power that may just be the key to my survival. 
 
But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love. 
Secrets that could tear this kingdom – and perhaps even this world – apart . . . 
Tropes/Themes: 
1. Enemies-to-lovers 
2. Forced proximity 
3. Magic

Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. 
And they are burned to death.When my forbidden power is discovered, I’m forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore.To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary, a dark yet handsome one.But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love. Secrets that could tear this kingdom—and perhaps even this world—apart.

We Who Will Rise

Surviving the emperor’s sundering was just the beginning. 
This is the hotly anticipated sequel to the Sunday Times and New Yorks Times bestselling hit, We Who Will Die . . . 
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Arvelle never expected to survive the emperor’s arena. 
She never expected to make a dangerous deal with his vampire sons Tiernon and Rorrik. 
And she certainly never expected to become a point of contention in the brothers’ already hostile relationship. 
With Mortuus stirring in his prison, Arvelle is forced to work with Rorrik to translate a long-lost journal that may hold the key to containing the god of ruin. 
As Mortuus’s power grows, her only hope is to confront the truth about her own power, and ally with the gods who caged him so long ago. 
When old wounds begin to reopen, Arvelle reaches a tentative alliance with the last person she could have expected. But this connection demands she cross an unthinkable boundary to reveal a new version of herself—someone powerful enough to save an empire. 
Pursuing that power could cost her everything. 
But the gods are fractured, and their grudges are older than the empire. 
And survival will hinge on who—if anyone—she can trust.

The start of the next great franchise . . . a bit of everything that makes the genre what it is. The perfect mix of what audiences are interested in right now

Stacia Stark delivers an absolute banger of scorching romance, gladiatorial action, and vampire power dynamics. We Who Will Die sets a blistering pace from the first chapter, delivering epic fights, twisty intrigue, and high-stakes romance. One of my top reads of the year!

Brynne Weaver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Butcher & Blackbird

Surviving the emperor’s sundering was just the beginning. 
Surviving an alliance with two vampires who want each other dead? 
Far more dangerous. 
Arvelle never expected to walk out of the emperor’s arena. And she definitely never expected to form an uneasy alliance with two brothers who barely tolerate each other. 
With Mortuus stirring in his prison, Arvelle is forced to work with Rorrik—the emperor’s brutally violent son—to translate a long-lost journal that may hold the key to keeping Mortuus caged. 
But when someone attempts to keep those secrets buried, Arvelle realizes there’s a traitor within the imperius. And they want her dead. 
Meanwhile, Rorrik is far more interested in the other information hidden in the journal, and he’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants. 
As the emperor’s paranoia grows, Arvelle is forced to confront the truth about her blood, her power, and the role she’s destined to play in locating the gods who caged Mortuus so long ago. 
 
 
 
 
But the gods are fractured, and their grudges are older than the empire. 
If she’s going to keep Mortuus in his cage, Arvelle will have to decide who she can rely on—if anyone at all. And as battle lines blur, she learns one truth: 
Sometimes the people you were never meant to trust… 
are the ones who would never let you fall.

Stacia Stark

In exchange for her brother’s life, Arvelle must enter the Sundering –– a deadly competition where the winners are chosen for the Imperius –– the emperor’s elite guard. 
 
It’s a dangerous task made even worse when she attracts the attention of the same ruthless vampire who shattered her heart six years ago. 
 
With elite gladians targeting her in the lethal arena, and an assassin picking the competitors off one-by-one, Arvella has no choice but to ally with the man who once betrayed her. The man who has since become even more implacable, colder and merciless.

Stacia Stark

Praise for We Who Will Die

The start of the next great franchise . . . a bit of everything that makes the genre what it is. The perfect mix of what audiences are interested in right now

Stacia Stark delivers an absolute banger of scorching romance, gladiatorial action, and vampire power dynamics. We Who Will Die sets a blistering pace from the first chapter, delivering epic fights, twisty in ...

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