King of Battle and Blood

Isolde de Lara is a warrior princess whose homeland has finally fallen to the one enemy no army has ever beaten: Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, the immortal vampire king who has spent two centuries conquering the mortal kingdoms. To end the bloodshed, Isolde is handed over to Adrian in marriage — and she arrives at his court with a hidden blade and a single intention: to kill the king in his own bed.

But Adrian is not the monster the stories promised, and the current that runs between them threatens to unravel Isolde's resolve. As she navigates a treacherous court, ancient grudges, and enemies who want them both dead, the line between her mission and her desire begins to blur.

The first book in Scarlett St. Clair's Adrian X Isolde series, King of Battle and Blood is a dark, spicy romantasy of enemies-to-lovers tension, court intrigue, and a marriage built on mutual suspicion — and undeniable heat.