A. K. Caggiano

She’s sworn to protect the realm. Her heart has other plans. Lady Ammalie Avington, Baroness of Faebarrow, knows it's not safe to pine after the son of a demon. Especially not the blood mage who threatened and abducted her and now intends to bring ruin to the realm. The very realm she is sworn to serve. It's just a terribly inconvenient fact because, well…he's rather cute. Despite her best efforts, Amma can’t seem to get him out of her mind, not whilst locked up in a tower surrounded by infernal beings, nor trapped below ground in a den of beguiling vampires, and definitely not in the heart of a wild jungle under the tutelage of esoteric witches. She just can't help herself around Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne, danger be damned. And what danger is there? Damien's heart, the one he swears to not have, has been softening right before her eyes. Perhaps with her guidance, Damien won't rain chaos and destruction down on the world. Perhaps she can even save them both as Damien searches for a way to magically unlink them on their quest to fulfill their destinies. So, when Amma learns she may have ancient, innate magical powers of her own, why not use them to do exactly as she pleases?

For fans of Kimberly Lemming and The Princess Bride comes the first book in the cosy romantasy Villains & Virtues series. The son of a demon is on his way to fulfill his dark legacy – until a charming blonde pickpocket upsets his plans… *** Dark lord, demon spawn, prophesied realm destroyer. With a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s destiny could be nothing short of nefarious. On the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability his dark life has led to, all it will take to solidify world domination is the completion of his most vicious spell yet. But then, her. Bubbly, obnoxious, blonde. Harbouring secrets of her own, a tiny yet troublesome thief calling herself Amma completely upsets Damien’s malevolent plans when she mistakenly gets chained to his side through magic. Forced to drag her across the realm on his unholy crusade, Damien knows that killing her would fix things, of course, but the nauseatingly sweet Amma somehow begins to prove herself useful. And worse yet, she then proves herself the source of something even more sinister: feelings. Torn between his villainous birthright and the virtue Amma insists on inspiring, Damien will have to decide if he will help the tender thorn in his side or cut it out at the heart. Exciting, heartwarming and unashamedly cosy, the first book in the Villains & Virtues series is a slow burn romantasy adventure perfect for fans cosy fantasy and grumpy x sunshine romance. Tropes Cosy Fantasy Romantasy Grumpy x Sunshine Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Romance Villains & Virtues: Throne in the Dark Summoned to the Wilds Eclipse of the Crown