‘Standing in an arena with nothing but the distant cries of my destined mate echoing in my ears. The crowd of my almost kingdom cheering, but I wasn’t sure if it was for me or my opponent. Blood and sweat lingered on my skin, droplets dripping down my marred body. I wiped the grime from my face on my torn shirtsleeve, not that it would have made a difference. It was equally as filthy. At this point it was useless to negotiate a truce. I was fighting not to die… but my opponent, they were fighting for a crown. I spat blood from my swollen lip, the mixture of bile and blood leaving a tang in its wake. ‘Give up yet Fairspen?’ My adversary hissed, my name a curse on their tongue.I drew my sword once again, and this time … I would sheath it in the body of the king.’Aeryn Fairspen. Heir and last hope for her family legacy, if only she can play the game of courtier against a court of faeries and monsters. The only catch… they’ve been playing the game for hundreds of years. Aeryn has been entered into a bidding war of mortal brides to the cruel and wicked King of the faeries or she risks losing her family home. Armed only with her wit, a sword and her companions she must out manoeuvre the four courts of the kingdom in order to secure her place in the world. Luckily she has an alliance with the handsome and mysterious exiled Prince Rhydien, if only she knew his true intentions…Enemy to lovers, page turning romance and suspense. What are you waiting for?