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A Vow in Vengeance

A Vow in Vengeance

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A warrior woman sworn to destroy the fae court must infiltrate it by seducing the prince, which goes sideways when he's better at seduction than she anticipated. Rodriguez writes a dark romance where both characters are playing dangerous games with their lives and hearts. The prince is unapologetically ruthless, and his attraction to her is not salvation but complication.

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Rune Ryker has lost everything to the Immortals. Her family is gone, her world burned down, and the only thing keeping her upright is rage. She orchestrates her own selection into the Immortal Realms and lands in the Forge, a cutthroat college for the Immortal druids' tarot magic, expecting enemies. What she doesn't expect is that her magic will reveal itself as the rarest and most powerful kind, forcing her to live with its only other wielder: Prince Draven, heir to the throne she wants to destroy, as arrogant as he is ruthlessly ambitious. The magic system is built around the twenty-two Major Arcana, each card a distinct ability, which gives the whole thing a different texture than your standard romantasy. The romance is enemies-to-lovers with real hostility behind it. Draven isn't a brooding prince who secretly cares from page one. He's a genuine obstacle.

The tarot magic system is the standout. It's not just window dressing; the way powers work through card affinities shapes every conflict and relationship in the book. Rune is angry in a way that feels earned, not performative. The pacing is tight. Rodriguez doesn't waste chapters on setup, and the world-building unfolds through action rather than exposition dumps.

Violence, death of family members (referenced), forced proximity in a hostile environment, emotional manipulation by authority figures.

If you liked the war college dynamic in Fourth Wing but want something darker and more personal, this is your book. Fans of The Serpent and the Wings of Night will recognize the mortal-among-immortals tension.

Book one of the Immortal Desires series. Not standalone; the story continues in the next installment.

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