an enticing cruelty

Guinevere never anticipated traveling across the country to prove her father's innocence. But when a mercenary shows up in her home, claiming that he was responsible for a murder that occurred fifteen years ago, she must do exactly that.She also never anticipated falling in love with her father's accuser.Unfortunately for her, she finds herself starting to care for the mercenary, especially as the mysterious man begins to open up to her. With every new thing she learns about him, she finds herself wanting more, despite the looming threat of her death dangling between them.Unbeknownst to her, the one secret that he refuses to share with her could cause the relationship building between them to collapse.---an enticing cruelty is a standalone new adult romance set in a fantastical world with magic. If you enjoy hate to love, dark-ish romance, revenge centered plots, and lying about identities, you may enjoy this book.This book is an adult romantasy and as such is not suitable for audiences under 18.Content warnings include but aren't limited to:sexual contentparental death (on and off screen)on screen death in generalmentions of miscarriagesevere childhood injuries and trauma depicted/discussed in detailmentions of kidnapping (off screen)suicidal ideationmentions of animal harm