{"product_id":"a-fated-reckoning-by-jamye-smith","title":"A Fated Reckoning by Jamye Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFantasy Romance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this hate-to-love fated mates romantic fantasy (romantasy) - a vampire and fae warrior must survive deadly trials to break a soul-shattering curse in this slow-burn second chance romance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI loved him once. Now I cling to the hate, currently measured in the inches of steel I've driven into his chest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo centuries ago, Mikael didn't just break my heart - he shattered us. The vampire I trusted above all others betrayed me and ignited a war that left our people in ruins. To end the slaughter, I bargained with the Fates and drained the land of magic, and broke myself in ways time can't mend. What survived was a fae warrior turned city ruler, burying her past beneath liquor, duty, and the bond I severed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mikael returns, alive when he shouldn't be, I do what any rational woman would: stab him in the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut death isn't on the table for him. He's come back with a confession, and a curse - the amulet he stole came with a price. The one you love most will die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy soul has fractured into four pieces. To break the curse before it kills me, we must recover each fragment. Riddles sear themselves into our skin, igniting with every touch - skin to skin, bond to bond - dragging us into the closeness I swore never to endure again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the curse frays, so does the magic suppressing our bond, unraveling every feeling I've spent two centuries trying to destroy. Each fragment recovered cracks the walls I've built wider, revealing truths I buried beneath denial and rage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the final riddle is solved, I'll face the cruelest truth of all: breaking the curse may cost me the person I love most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm terrified it's still him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePERFECT FOR FANS OF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eQuicksilver by Callie Hart - When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker - Serpent and Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox - No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEPIC FANTASY WORLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Multi-species cast (pixies, ice dragons, siren priestesses, beasts) - Post-war landscape - Magical Wastelands - Political intrigue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Complete standalone with HEA - No cliffhanger - First Person POV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTROPES AND SPICE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHate-to-Love Romance - Former lovers must learn to trust again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFated Mates\/Soul Bond - Destined for each other but torn apart by betrayal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond Chance Romance - 200 years of separation, one chance to make it right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVampire x Fae Warrior - Forbidden love between two powerful species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForced Proximity - Curse requires constant touch to survive trials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlow Burn - Emotional walls crumble piece by piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTouch Her and Die - Overprotective MMC who'd burn the world for her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMorally Gray Hero - Vampire with secrets and a dark past\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePowerful Heroine - Fae warrior who rules a free city\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpicy Romance - explicit intimate scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuest\/Trials Structure - Four deadly trials to recover soul fragments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeadly Stakes - World-ending consequences if they fail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanter and Wit - Sharp dialogue and tension-filled exchanges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCONTENT WARNINGS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eViolence - War trauma - On-page character death - Explicit sexual content - Grief - Betrayal - Blood - Torture (off-page) - Themes of sacrifice and loss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is Book 1 in an interconnected series of standalones featuring different couples in the world of Eidrfall. 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