A Dance with the Fae Prince

A Dance with the Fae Prince is a standalone entry in Elise Kova's Married to Magic series, drawing on the tales of Psyche and Eros alongside Cinderella. Katria is an ordinary human who accidentally pilfered magic belonging to ancient kings, magic that a bloodthirsty usurper is desperate to claim before he loses his stolen throne. Her marriage of convenience to the true fae heir, hidden in exile, becomes her only shield, and slowly, something more.

Kova builds the marriage-first structure her Married to Magic books are known for, letting the arranged bond between Katria and her fae husband deepen from wary alliance into genuine devotion as the political threat closes in around them. It is a slow-burn romantasy with a guaranteed happy ending, light on grimdark violence and heavy on courtly intrigue and longing.