A Court of Shadows and Starlight: A Romantasy Novel

Elara Vance thought she understood debts. The daughter of a cartographer who mapped the obligations between mortals and fae, she's prepared for a life of quiet survival under her stepmother's cruelty. But when fae collectors arrive to claim a debt her father left unpaid, Elara is dragged into the Court of Shifting Night — a glittering nightmare of stolen starlight, whispered treachery, and an ancient ruler who sees her as a key to a power that could destroy the realms.

Kael Darkwood is the spare heir, the Prince of Shadows, bound to his brother by magic that tightens with every act of defiance. He's spent three centuries wearing a mask of boredom while secretly hunting the truth about his mother's death and the dark secret behind the court's endless harvest of souls. When Elara stumbles into his path, he sees a weapon — or a weakness.

But Elara refuses to be anyone's tool. As she uncovers a chain of debts leading to the lost Court of Starlight, where a stolen child has been imprisoned for a thousand years, she and Kael strike a dangerous bargain. To survive the court's vipers, they'll need to trust each other — even as every whispered secret and forbidden touch draws them closer to a love that could doom them both.

As conspiracies coil tighter and the Night Prince's deadline approaches, Elara must decide: submit to the power that would use her, or risk everything — her life, her soul, and the man she's come to love — to end a thousand-year atrocity.

A Court of Shadows and Starlight is a lush, enemies-to-lovers romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black. Featuring a cunning mortal heroine, a morally grey fae prince, scorching slow-burn romance, and a court built on stolen souls, this is the first book in a sweeping fantasy romance series that will leave you breathless.

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, slow burn, forced proximity, morally grey hero, hidden identity, touch her and die, fae court intrigue.