The Night Queen
A beautiful and romantic re-imagining of a long-forgotten fairytale

Forced to marry the enemy, she makes a deal. But will she lose her heart in the bargain?

Breathtakingly beautiful. Arrogant. And now for sale to the highest bidder. Ever since she was a little girl, Princess Mina’s tragic life has been dominated by her father, the mighty Rhine King. But when her father plans to marry her off to a notorious clan leader, Mina swears she’ll do anything to prevent the marriage.

Enraged by her defiance, the king hands her off to the first unmarried man who walks through the palace gates—a penniless soldier.
Her enemy.
Her nightmare.
And maybe her only chance to melt her icy heart…
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Humble. Fearless. And now the king’s pawn in a game he’s unwilling to play.
Alrick Willbrandt has been unlucky for most of his life. And now the Rhine King demanded that he marry his spoiled daughter… who is everything he neverwanted.

Yet, when the princess creates a plan for them to escape, Alrick realizes there may be more to the woman than meets the eye. And he can’t deny how her stunning beauty makes him hunger for her rosy lips... and more.

Bound together on a perilous journey through the kingdom, Mina and her gallant companion realize that the delicate line between enemies and lovers might be thinner than both are willing to admit.

But when a dark secret is coming for the them, Mina and Alrick have to fear more than losing their hearts to one another...

From the author: The Night Queen is the gripping first book in Denise Daye's steamy Romantic Fairy Tales series and a retelling of the long-forgotten German folk story “King Thrushbeard.” The tale is about love and its power to heal a shattered heart. If you enjoy historical romance novels, fairy tale retellings, and sizzling-hot passion, you'll fall hard for this adventure-filled enemies-to-lovers tale!