Autumn's Alliance

<p><strong>Rival courts. Dangerous vows. A love neither of them can afford.</strong></p><p></p><p>On the wind-scoured moors of Scotland Isla has always dreamed of more than goats geese and bare survival. But her family carries a dangerous secret: generations ago a bargain with the fae left their blood forever touched by otherworldly power-one the Unseelie will do anything to snuff out.</p><p></p><p>When desperation forces Isla to strike a hasty deal with Soren-a sharp-tongued maddeningly handsome faerie sworn to protect his sister from a tyrant's grasp-their fates become entwined. He longs to save his sister; Isla longs to escape the web of bargains and debts that bind her line.</p><p></p><p>But in Faerie every alliance carries a price and even love can become a trap.</p><p></p><p>As shadows gather and rival courts edge toward war Isla must choose between the fragile safety of her mortal life and the perilous freedom of claiming her own destiny.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tropes include: </strong></p><p>Rivals to Lovers (YA appropriate)</p><p>Forbidden Love/Longing</p><p>Love That Could Start a War</p><p>Slow Burn Romance</p><p>Yearning / Longing</p><p>Emotionally Guarded Hero</p><p>Duty vs Desire</p><p>Fae Bargains (Deals with Consequences)</p><p>Seelie vs Unseelie Courts</p><p>Dangerous Faerie Politics</p><p>Mortal in the Fae Realm</p><p>Changelings / Dark Magic</p><p>Ancient Curses</p><p>Trickster Figure (Rumpelstiltskin-inspired)</p><p>Celtic Folklore-Inspired World</p><p>Dark Fairytale Retelling (Rumpelstiltskin)</p><p>Mist-Drenched Moors / Gothic Atmosphere</p><p>Beauty & Danger Intertwined</p><p>Magic with a Cost</p><p>Power Through Sacrifice</p><p>From Dreamer to Powerful Woman</p><p>Found Family</p><p>Resilient Heroine</p><p>Outmatched but Not Outwitted</p><p>Woman Caught Between Two Worlds</p><p>Chosen by Circumstance (not destiny cliché)</p><p>Impossible Task</p><p>Deadly Bargain</p><p>Court Intrigue / Political Maneuvering</p><p>High-Stakes Survival</p><p>Secrets & Hidden Identities</p><p>Escalating Consequences</p>