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- Content warnings: Grief, Near-death experiences, Kidnapping, Violence
A Bargain with the Fae King
Book 1 in Courts of Faery
The bargain setup is simple in the addictive way: rescue mission first, consort problem second, feelings making every court secret worse.
Goodreads 3.6/5 956 ratings
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Length348 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- King / ruling monarch
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- Fated mates
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- The swoon
- Protective love interest
- Slow seduction
- Escape
- Morally gray
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Secretly soft
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Possessive / protective
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Immortal/mortal romance
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- Forest / wilderness
- Portal fantasy
- Contract/transactional romance
- High fantasy
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Caretaker
- Magical
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- Warm
- Survivor
- Adventurous
- Character-driven
- Reluctant hero
- Swoony
- Tense
- Fae courts and politics
- Bargain with consequences
- Protect at all costs
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Book details
- Length
- 348 pages
- Publisher
- Portal World Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book