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Fae Heir

by Lucía Ashta

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Royals of Embermere #1·✓ Series Complete

Why Read This?

You'll get a thrilling adventure with addictive rivals-to-lovers tension and a book boyfriend who makes the competition worth it.

Synopsis

Win the trials, earn a crown—or fail and lose everything. The heir of Embermere has unexpectedly died, and now a new prince and princess must be crowned. I’ve been hiding out with the dragons, but then mysterious fae show up at the dragons’ stronghold and abduct me at the king’s command. The royals of Embermere are hosting the Fae Heir Trials to find their successors. The winners will marry and become the next to rule the fae lands. Turns out I’m the king’s illegitimate daughter and the wicked queen intends to kill me off during the challenges. I find myself thrust into a barbaric tournament where death is all but guaranteed. I’m competing against the most gorgeous, deadly fae warriors of the realm. Determined, agile men who’ve been training to claim this chance all their lives—including clan leader Rush Vega. Rush Vega is the Crown’s favorite, devastatingly charming and dangerously tempting. His combat skills and dark secrets will be my undoing. With my survival on the line, my heart must resist his pull and those intriguing moonlight eyes. He’s the queen’s spy, and that makes him my number one enemy. My life might have become a game of savage brutality, but the Queen of Embermere underestimated me. I was born a fighter. And I intend to win. * This novel is slow-burn fantasy romance with lots of adventurous action, along with some graphic violence and sexual scenarios. Fae Heir is the first book in the Royals of Embermere series. Its books are best read in order as the storyline continues until the final book in the series, which will conclude with a happily-ever-after.

At a Glance

4.01 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

arranged marriageforced proximityforced to marrysecret heir/royaltygames/trials romance

Mood

adventurousintensesuspensefulromanticmysterious

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.01 ★

Page Count

434 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Bridget Bordeaux

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

cinematicimmersivepunchyatmospheric

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

High-stakes fae competition with court intrigue and dragon-filled tension that feels like walking a political tightrope over a fiery pit.

Characters

FMC Archetype

reluctant chosen onedragon rideroutcast/loner

MMC Archetype

brooding princemorally gray mmcwarrior/fighter

Relationship Dynamics

mutual piningtensionslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

emotional / lovinganimalistic / primalfantasy / supernatural intimacy

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

None
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World & Setting

World Type

fae realm / faerie courtshigh fantasy

Primary Setting

royal court / palacecompetition / gamesforest / wilderness

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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