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A Deal with the Elf King

Elise Kova (2020)

SubgenreFantasy Romance / Romantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingParanormal/Fantasy World
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.69/5 (119431)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen One

Synopsis

The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer. That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives... for her. Everything Luella had thought she'd known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save. The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another... but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted. A Deal with the Elf King is a complete, stand-alone novel, inspired by the tales of Hades and Persephone, as well as Beauty and the Beast , with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon-worthy couple.

Tags

Mythology RetellingPortal FantasyArranged Marriage RomanceHealing Journey

A Deal with the Elf King: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This fantasy romance features a forced marriage plot, moderate sensuality with some explicit romantic scenes, and themes of death and sacrifice. The 'just the right amount of steam' indicates sexual content that is open-door but not overly graphic.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, and forced proximity.

Who'll love this

Readers will love the Hades and Persephone-inspired romance between a healer and a mysterious Elf King, with magic, world-saving stakes, and slow-burn chemistry.