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If she completes the assignment, her payment will be something she has coveted for ten years: revenge against the Fire Fae Prince who brutally killed her mother ten years ago.                         A mystery                    But when children begin disappearing from her home, all her plans are put on hold as she races to save them. With the help of old friends, a jilted lover, and a mysterious newcomer who claims the magic of the Fae is possible in the mortal lands, Scarlett delves into the darkest corners of the world. Forgotten secrets will come to light, and she'll discover that the darkness extends far beyond her own kingdom.             Perfect for fans of:          ?? Enemies to Lovers          ? Fae          🩸 Vampires          🖤 Morally Grey MMC          💕 Found family          🗡? Assassin FMC                      Readers LOVE Lady of Darkness                    'Did this book just become my new obsession? The answer is yes' ★★★★★ Reader review          'If you combined A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass and From Blood and Ash you’d get this series' ★★★★★ Reader review          'The romance. Almighty on high. This was soooooooo good. They compliment each other beautifully. He is everything I love an MMC to be' ★★★★★ Reader review          ‘I love Scarlett’s character! She is the absolutely definition of FMC badass! The plot twist at the end had my mouth dropping!… I am diving straight into book 2!!’ ★★★★★ Reader review                      The Lady of Darkness series                    1. Lady of Darkness          2. Lady of Shadows          3. Lady of Ashes          4. Lady of Embers          5. 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But to protect his people and his kingdom, he is forced to enter into a dangerous deception that could cost him everything.                         Beginnings and Endings                    Fae Queen Talwyn Semiria has been waiting for decades for Scarlett to return home. She had expected to find a kindred spirit. What she got was a brash assassin who does things her own way and flouts all traditional decorum. She might play nice for now, but when faced with the evil that resides across the sea, she’ll take it all and sacrifice everything.                         Everything hangs in the balance                                One wrong move, and the scales will tip                                Only ashes will remain","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54926460322165,"sku":"9780008719418","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008719418_ed615535-911e-49d1-9a3a-9865b01cb8ff.jpg?v=1785658923"},{"product_id":"9780008719463","title":"Lady of Embers","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Honestly this series is utter perfection' Reader review,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was no preparing for her stormWrath. When they met her, she was a whirlwind of shadows and darkness. Standing among the ashes of betrayal and grief, now she is a tempest of rage and malice. Queen Scarlett Aditya will hunt them all down, one by one, and make them pay. Starting with the one who took her brightest star from her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcceptance. She knows she will come for her. Her betrayal was too great. She deserves the storm of fury that will end her, but until then Queen Talwyn Semiria will protect a secret that could turn the tides in the coming war. But when the time comes to pay for her sins, will she be able to give up everything? And will it even be enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope. A kingdom wrapped in mystery, locked away behind wards to protect its secrets. That is where the last hope of King Callan Solgard lies to get his throne back. But does he even want it any more? Will it cost him more than what he’s already lost? Or will new nightmares draw him from the light and into the darkness? It’s time to start a fire and let it burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders LOVE Lady of Embers:'I couldn't put it down' Reader review, *****'So much heartbreak, more romances, difficult choices… Honestly this series is amazing' Reader review, *****'I stumbled across this series after a post ACOTAR reading slump. I have to say I have found this series just as addictive!' Reader review, *****'The characters are wonderful, and you get to know and understand them more as the story unfolds' Reader review,\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55205987516789,"sku":"9780008719463","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008719463.jpg?v=1785658924"},{"product_id":"9780008743475","title":"Winds of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Storm of Death and DesireTwo spellbinding novellas in the Lady of Darkness series: THE REAPER and UNRELENTING WINDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnrelenting WindsFor centuries, the Great War that divided the realm has been over. The Fae Courts and mortal lands alike have been rebuilding, trying to move forward in a world they no longer recognize. When the Wind Princess requests a meeting with Prince Briar Drayce, ruler of the Water Court, he naturally accepts. He’s always kept the peace, but the aloof princess makes a request of him that may be too much. Now he must decide if it’s worth the risk of angering the Fae Courts, the realm, the gods, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ReaperBefore he was the Fire Court Third, he was the Reaper. And before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider. Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. Rayner has always believed that she works tirelessly to keep some the Fae safe. When he learns the Baroness's darkest secrets he vows to put an end to her and everything she has created on the islands. But he finds himself the center of a curse as punishment for his rebellion. The path back to vengeance is wrought with violence, grief, and unexpected allies, and Rayner knows better than anyone: Some nightmares never end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders LOVE Lady of Darkness series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Did this book just become my new obsession? The answer is yes' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A romantasy masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you combined A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass and From Blood and Ash you’d get this series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896391254389,"sku":"9780008743475","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008743475_ef132a10-2069-400f-8722-ebe353b54c39.jpg?v=1786011112"},{"product_id":"9780008719470","title":"Lady of Starfire","description":"\u003cp\u003e'If you combined A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass and From Blood and Ash you’d get this series'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader reviewThe lost are found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScarlett Sutara Aditya has finally learned the full cost of saving her world and correcting mistakes that are not hers. The broken are remade. It is a time when kings may fall, and queens may rise. When power is lost, and chaos is born. Making demands of her own, Scarlett will fight for her twin flame, her family and bring her realm together to defend what is theirs. Fate is defied. But Scarlett has always played games by her own rules. If new destinies are to be forged, does she truly understand that as the final moment arrives, it might just cost her everything? Truth can be uncovered in the darkness, but some secrets can only be found among the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders ADORE Lady of Starfire:'A masterpiece' Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****'This is going to be controversial for some but I have found this series 1000% better than a court of thorns and roses series' Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****'Again, with all the secrets, this book keeps you guessing all the way through' Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****'Epic ending to this series' Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897318850933,"sku":"9780008719470","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008719470_dac6c812-2e70-43ac-9c4a-62f83dd00d72.jpg?v=1785658926"},{"product_id":"9780008719388","title":"Lady of Shadows","description":"The stars are fading, and darkness threatens everything…                      The spicy epic fantasy romance sensation that has gripped readers on Booktok!                    'Just when I thought it wouldn't get better, you go and throw the curve ball and I am stuck devouring page after page…' Reader review ★★★★★          👑                      The stars are fading                    Whisked away to the Fire Court, Scarlett Monrhoe finds herself captured by the man who killed her mother: the Prince of Fire. He may have plans for her, but she has plans of her own. She just hasn't decided how thoroughly she wants to break him yet. If only he didn't tempt her with every breath, every touch, every kiss…                      The shadows are calling                    The Fae Queen has plans of her own. She's determined to get to Scarlett in any way she can, and that includes using a mortal prince who followed the lost Fae princess across the border. Crown Prince Callan is desperate to get Scarlett back. The question is, what is he willing to sacrifice for the Wraith he loves?                      The darkness threatens everything                    But for every day that Lord Tyndell and Mikale get closer to finding Scarlett, those she left behind are put in more danger. Every day, more secrets are revealed. Truth has been buried in history that has long-since been rewritten. And to unearth the truth, they will be forced to cross other borders and seek answers from kingdoms far more terrifying…          Readers LOVE Lady of Shadows!          'There are just soooo many twists! Such a deep and engaging story. I love the world building and how we are learning more and more. Scarlett is the perfect female main character. She’s strong, witty, clever, can kick ass but is also vulnerable at times' Reader review ★★★★★          'I really and absolutely devoured this book!… This does end on a cliffhanger which not for the life of me I saw coming, so I cannot wait for the 3rd book!!!!' Reader review ★★★★★          'It was written in a dark place full of sorrow and pain… This book is truly beautiful – it gave me strength' Reader review ★★★★★          'Begging for book three 😂 this story is curing my ACOTAR hangover… Truly love this series' Reader review ★★★★★","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311525146997,"sku":"9780008719388","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008719388_14a9fb6a-4b35-4ec6-a32b-c62bffe86fe7.jpg?v=1785658921"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-melissa-k-roehrich.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}