Broken by Daylight

War has reached the Enchanted Vale. The forces of the Below have carried out their plan, and both the Spring Realm and the Summer Realm now fall under their influence. Autumn and Winter may be next.

To save Summer, Rosie teams up with Dayton, its High Prince, in a deadly tournament whose prize is the Bow of Radiance. They fight side by side, and the feelings growing between them are harder to resist with every round. As the Below's schemes spread through the Realms, Rosie must take up her place as Princess of the Enchanted Vale, fated mate to three of the High Princes.

This is the fourth book in the Beasts of the Briar series, a fantasy romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It is a reverse harem (why choose) story with an open-door heat level, rated four chilis out of five. The cast is morally grey, and the villain is a romantic presence too.

The tropes include fated mates, forbidden love, forced proximity, grumpy x sunshine and enemies to lovers. Rosie is an awkward, sunny heroine, and her princes are fiercely protective of her. The settings run from an enchanted castle to summer beaches, and the sword fights in the tournament keep the pace moving. The fight is only beginning.