The Wolf King (Tales of Tyrrath)

When Princess Madeline of Tyrrath captures the infamous Wolf King of Craeick, she has two choices: execute him and spark a catastrophic war, or do something far more dangerous — marry him.

The marriage of convenience seems like the perfect solution. A political union, a signed agreement, and Madeline keeps control of her kingdom while Lucas keeps his head. Neat, tidy, manageable. Except nothing about Lucas is manageable. The Wolf King is infuriating, arrogant, and disturbingly handsome, and he treats their carefully negotiated truce like a suggestion rather than a contract. His army raids Tyrrath's resources, her people are disappearing without explanation, and somehow Madeline is still supposed to smile prettily at court and pretend this insufferable man is her devoted husband.

She is absolutely not pretending to enjoy it.

Set in the richly imagined world of Tyrrath, this romantasy delivers all the slow-burn tension of a fake relationship crumbling beautifully at the seams. Madeline is sharp-tongued and fiercely principled; Lucas is impossible to read and even harder to hate once you understand what he's actually protecting. Their banter crackles, their clashes escalate, and the moment the enemies-to-lovers tension finally breaks is worth every page of delicious frustration.

If you love royalty romance with genuine wit, a heroine who refuses to be underestimated, and a villain-turned-love-interest who earns every second of his redemption, The Wolf King will not disappoint.