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The Moonfire Bride
A Fantasy Novel by Sylvia Mercedes
Book 1 of the Of Candlelight and Shadows Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Fae Romance,
- Portal Fantasy,
- Slow Burn Romance,
- Beauty and the Beast Retelling,
- Hades and Persephone Retelling
This book is for you if you're into...
- Romance where the heroine must never see her lover's face
- Fae worlds with high-stakes bargains and forbidden longing
- Protective older sisters facing magical threats for family
Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and The Cruel Prince, this tale of a human girl stolen to be the bride of a doomed fae lord is irresistibly romantic!
Hers is a life without magic or romance. Until the night he whispers her name.
For years, Valera has worked weary hours as a seamstress just to keep food on the table. She would give her all to protect her little sister from the cruelties of the world . . . and the tantalizing lure of the fae forest. One day, she fears, the fae will spirit her sister away, and how can Valera hope to stop them?
Then the fae come. Not for her sister . . . but for her.
Trapped in a magnificent palace far from her own world, Valera finds herself the unwilling bride of an enigmatic fae lord. He claims he won't harm her and vows to return her home after a year and a day if she honors one rule: she must never see his face.
Determined to return to her sister at all costs, Valera struggles to unravel the mystery of her so-called husband. Why does he so desperately need a wife? And why her specifically? Torn between love, duty, and the unexpected freedom she finds in this strange new world, Valera must fight to find her place.
But will a burgeoning passion for the unseen figure in the shadows be her undoing?
The Moonfire Bride is book one of a two-part fae romance inspired by the myth of 'Hades and Persephone' as well as 'Eros and Psyche.' Read today if you're craving a dark, swoon-worthy hero and a sweet, slow-burn romance with just a touch of steam!
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