The Rat King

Once, I believed the planes between the witches' and warlock's realms were separated by happenstance, like some sort of cosmic yin-yang. I had been woefully nave about so many things then.

The summer of my twenty-fourth birthday, the head of our coven, made me a proposition. A seventeen-year peace deal is ending, and they must deliver a witch-bride to the warlock king in the parallel plane within six months' time.

I am slated to be that witch. The gene which activates the power in our blood passed over me, so typically I have little to contribute to our coven or the greater witch community. This I could do. I dropped out of theatre school mid-way through and the older I get, the less likely it is I'll make it on the stage. And bartending in a Miami nightclub is already getting old.

Being queen to an entire plane could have its perks and it was just another role after all. What could go wrong?

When Nighval, the warlock in question, comes to collect me, his size and the pure power radiating off him is staggering. And his features are two clicks away from being too severe, but I can work with it. Then I learn about the curse and discover this powerful man isn't who is slated to become my husband. It's his pasty, well-meaning brother.

Bad things come in threes, right? Even though I know this, I am not prepared for what comes next.

The Rat King is a standalone dark-ish fantasy romance Beauty and the Beast retelling suitable for an adult audience. You can expect spice that builds throughout with a HEA payoff at the end. Readers should be aware of the following: language, violence, and attempted SA. Perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen, Elise Kova and Tricia Levenseller.