A Deal with the Elf King
Every hundred years the elf king takes a human bride, and this time it is the village herbalist who has been quietly preparing for it. A short, contained fantasy romance that resolves entirely within its own covers. On the House's scale it rates 3 for spice (hot), 5 for how much of the book is the romance, and 3 for craft. Readers who want a fae marriage plot that finishes in one book.
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How it rates
- Author
- Elise Kova
- Series
- Married to Magic, book 1 of 4 · series complete
- Spice
- Spice 3 out of 5, Hot3/5 · Hot
- Romance
- 5/5
- Plot
- 3/5
- Worldbuilding
- 3/5
- Darkness
- 2/5
- Writing craft
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Point of view
- first person
- Ending
- Happy ever after
- Setting
- Midscape, the elven realm beyond the human world
- Audience
- Adult
- Pages
- 338
On the spice rating Two or three explicit scenes, moderate in length and clearly signposted. How the scale works.
Content warnings grief, peril, arranged marriage.
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