(Blurb and cover taken from Goodreads)
Official blurb:
The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death.
Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella’s village to be their Human Queen.
To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she’s dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town’s only healer.
That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives… for her.
Everything Luella had thought she’d known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save.
The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another… but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted.
A Deal with the Elf King is a complete, stand-alone novel, inspired by the tales of Hades and Persephone, as well as Beauty and the Beast, with a “happily ever after” ending. It’s perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon-worthy couple.
My rating: five stars out of five
I loved how the magic of the throne and the Fade—all of it—played into the plot.
At first, I had a hard time understanding Luella. But as I read on, I identified with her more and more. I understand the choices she made, and I am totally stoked she somewhat adopted a wild wolf.
The romance kept me turning the page. I was so there for all of it. And so excited when Eldas showed his softer side.
This book is perfect for you if you like fantasy romance, forced marriages, enemies to lovers, and fantastical magic.
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