ABOUT THE BOOK
 

Of Blood and Mercy is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy that echoes The Princess Bride—if true love returned as a monster and a stolen princess had to save a kingdom cursed into ruin.

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We were nobodies—him a stable boy, me a palace maid—but our love rivaled any ballad.

Until the assassins came.

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They murdered my beloved right before my eyes and slaughtered the royal family. In all the chaos, they mistook me for the princess and sold me to a rival king.

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For five years, I’ve rotted in his dungeon with no hope of escape. Until the king makes me an offer: marry his son, unite our kingdoms, and he’ll release me. I refuse. Not only does my heart still beat for my dead husband, but if I say yes, they’ll learn who I really am and kill me.

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Then, just as I start to break, the castle walls shake.

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A monster steps out of the shadows, fangs dripping with royal blood. Except, he doesn’t kill me—he takes me.

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Something about this beast calls to me. The way he watches me stirs a feeling I can’t ignore. Like I know him.

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Together, we flee to my kingdom, but it’s nothing like I remember. My people are gone, cursed into beasts who rage across the land, and no one is fighting to save them.

So, I will.

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My name is Fayne, and this is no ballad. This is the story of a maid who becomes a princess, a monster who becomes a hero, and a love that defies all.