Of Blood and Mercy

Of Blood and Mercy is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy that echoes The Princess Bride—if true love returned as a monster and a stolen princess had to save a kingdom cursed into ruin.

We were nobodies—him a stable boy, me a palace maid—but our love rivaled any ballad.

Until the assassins came.

They murdered my beloved right before my eyes and slaughtered the royal family. In all the chaos, they mistook me for the princess and sold me to a rival king.

For five years, I've rotted in his dungeon with no hope of escape. Until the king makes me an offer: marry his son, unite our kingdoms, and he'll release me. I refuse. Not only does my heart still beat for my dead husband, but if I say yes, they'll learn who I really am and kill me.

Then, just as I start to break, the castle walls shake.

A monster steps out of the shadows, fangs dripping with royal blood. Except, he doesn't kill me—he takes me.

Something about this beast calls to me. The way he watches me stirs a feeling I can't ignore. Like I know him.

Together, we flee to my kingdom, but it's nothing like I remember. My people are gone, cursed into beasts who rage across the land, and no one is fighting to save them.

So, I will.

My name is Fayne, and this is no ballad. This is the story of a maid who becomes a princess, a monster who becomes a hero, and a love that defies all.