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The South Wind

by Alexandria Warwick

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·The Four Winds #3

Why Read This?

A cathartic journey of healing and love that proves even the deepest curses can be broken through vulnerability and sacrifice.

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The North Wind and The West Wind comes a sizzling fantasy romance novel inspired by Sleeping Beauty and the Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo. Princess Sarai of Ammara has less than three months to live before death claims her. Cursed as a child to die on her twenty-fifth nameday, she will do whatever it takes to secure her realm’s future, including an arranged marriage to Prince Balior, a handsome young noble from a neighboring kingdom. But another man vies for her attention as well: Notus, the South Wind, god of the desert breeze, and Sarai’s ex-lover. Sarai is determined to stay away from the god who betrayed her and honor her father’s plan. But Prince Balior has an agenda of his own, and as Sarai learns more about her betrothed, she realizes he might be a dangerous threat to her people. So despite her hatred for Notus, she fakes their engagement to escape the arranged marriage and unearth Prince Balior’s true motives surrounding his obsession with the menacing labyrinth that sits in the palace’s grounds. But darker forces are at work, and time is running out. Together with Notus, Sarai must face the horrors dwelling inside the labyrinth to save herself and her realm—but in order to succeed, she must confront her pain and the monsters she carries within herself… The South Wind is a brand-new standalone fantasy romance novel featuring a fake engagement and second chance romance from TikTok sensation Alexandria Warwick. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Scarlett St. Clair and Raven Kennedy.

At a Glance

3.56 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

cursed love interestfake engagementforced proximity

Mood

melancholicromanticdarkemotionalatmospheric

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.56 ★

Page Count

432 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Carlotta Brentan|Travis Tonn

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: royalty sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

deathemotional abuseparental deathtraumaviolencecaptivitycursed love interestgriefterminal illnesswar

World & Setting

mythological sign in to unlock

Reading Context

cathartic release sign in to unlock

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