UNDYING LANDS by KARA DOUGLAS

Every villain has a pastEvelina is a princess with no chance of becoming queen. The crown only passes to the Manor heir with the strongest magic, and hers is nothing more than a flicker of light. Which is great, since Evelina never wanted that burden in the first place. While she’s a lowly princess, she can roam freely. Not to mention stay by the side of her best friend since childhood, a companion unfit for a queen.

Daimon has spent his life trying to climb the ranks of the empire to prove his worth, to become a companion fit for a certain princess. He’s garnered the attention of those in power with the strength of his shadows, beings both good and evil. But the higher he climbs, the more he’s trapped between duty and heart.

Set three hundred years before the events of Lunaria, Undying Lands is a forbidden love story between a girl forced to be queen and the man tasked to keep her safe. In the midst of deadly war and the duties they both bear, can they prove their love undying?

Would you sell your soul if it means saving your family?For fans of The Cruel Prince, the Witcher, and The Plated Prisoner Series. Undying Lands is novella in The Unraveled Fate Series. This can be read as standalone but is best read as book 2.5–between Illuminance and book 3. This novella is a harrowing tale of childhood friends-to-lovers, an empire on the brink of collapse, and perfect for fans of bodyguard/forbidden romance with touch spice and tension.