Date Read
May 3, 2026
Summary / Synopsis
She doesn’t belong to him…she belongs to the crown.
Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan’s tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother’s reign. But when Michael’s new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what’s more important, the crown or the woman about to wear it.
Sara has one plan. Marry the King and eradicate the Faasa line, even at the risk of her own peril. But she never expects the Scarred Prince. He’s dangerous. Forbidden. And one of the men she’s been sent to kill. But the line between hatred and passion has never seemed so thin, and as secrets come to light, Sara grows unsure of whom she can trust—torn between vengeance and the villain she was never supposed to love.
Trigger Warnings
Explicit sexual content
Graphic violence / gore
Torture
Murder / killing on page
Suicide (including a secondary character)
Physical assault & extreme bullying
Sexual assault (not between main characters)
Attempted sexual assault / threats of rape
Child abuse (referenced and/or depicted)
Death of a parent / hanging & execution themes
Torture, captivity, and confinement elements
Drug use / substance mentions
Abortion mention
War themes, classism, and political violence
My Takes
This is a wonderful dark romance with touch her and die energy. This is what I would call a true Enemies to Lovers book and the enemies are hating for sure. The passion and spice is perfection and there is court intrigue to go along with it all. This is what I would call in a historical setting say 1900s but very early. Gas lamps, new automobiles that kind of timeframe. Tristian is the very best of dark book boyfriends if you liked Hooked, this is a perfect second book but can be read as a stand alone as well.
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