The Lightkeeper

<p>In a realm where magic binds Queens to Kings and thrones are fed with blood one woman's secret is both a weapon... and a curse.<br>Lilly has spent her life in hiding - not from enemies but from destiny itself. Born of two vanished royal bloodlines she carries the power to command the realm's magic - and with it the crown. But Queens in this world are not sovereigns. They are bound. Owned. Used. And she has sworn she will never belong to anyone.<br>But when the final King is found the old laws awaken. Every unwed royal woman is summoned to the palace - and Lilly despite every ward and whispered lie cannot escape the call. There in a court ruled by nine dangerous men - ruthless territorial and inescapably drawn to her - her secret begins to unravel.<br>The Kings want a Queen. The realm demands it. And something far darker is clawing through the cracks - demons war and men who would use her like a blade and break her to wield it.<br>But Lilly is not the girl they expected. She is not soft. Not willing. And if she must wear a crown it will be on her terms - forged in blood bonded by magic and carved from the ruin of anyone who thought to master her.<br>Some bonds are chosen. Some are stolen. Hers will be earned in fire and answered in kind.<br>A dark fantasy romance steeped in obsession forbidden magic violent devotion and a heroine who stops running - and starts ruling.</p>