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How to Find a Nameless Fae

by AJ Lancaster

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler

Why Read This?

A 40-year-old princess hunting down her own fairy tale debt with zero patience for destiny, matched with a bookish fae lord and his sentient house -- the mature romance and cozy magic make this a standout

Synopsis

What happens when a first-born bargain goes wrong? Princess Gisele was pledged in payment before she was even born, after her mother failed to guess a fae sorcerer’s true name. Gisele has spent her life dutifully preparing for the day that fearsome mage will return to claim her. But it’s been decades, and he still hasn’t shown up. Which would be great, if the unfulfilled fairytale-debt wasn’t wreaking increasing havoc on her life. When it reaches unbearable levels, Gisele takes matters into her own hands. Terrifying sorcerer or not, she’ll hunt him down and force him to relinquish the debt. But instead of the evil mastermind she expects, she finds a nameless lord of a magical house. He wants nothing to do with the angry knife-wielding spinster on his doorstep, but the fairytale-debt has other ideas. Now magically bound to her lifelong nemesis, the only way to break the magic between them is to work together to find the nameless lord’s lost name. Assuming they don’t strangle each other first.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

fairytale retellingforced proximitymagic bond

Mood

cozywhimsicalromanticmagicalyearning

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.32 ★

Page Count

410 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

No

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

emotional abuseviolenceabandonmentblood

World & Setting

fae realm / faerie courts sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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