The Rivaled Crown by Holly ReneeI swore I would never return to this palace. Never kneel before my father again. But I have been dragged back into his gilded cage, trapped beneath his rule, and bound to a fate I had tried to escape. My body is his to break, my magic his to wield. And no matter how many nights I dream of Dacre storming these halls, of his hands pulling me from the darknessdreams are nothing against the greed of a king. Even if my mate comes for me, even if I am freed

Forbidden love heats up in this spicy

Because Isolde's new husband has secrets of his own

that's a gift

Rule number one of being a player is no attachments

They’re a bargainer demon

Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice

* Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann

crumpled at the doorstep

the least he can do is help her out of her jam

In the wake of the Kejari

and he has no time for blonde princesses who waltz into arenas like they’re attending a ball

thwart a fortune hunter