a new genderqueer, sapphic YA doomed fantasy romance loosely inspired by Rumpelstiltskin.

Never trust a human.

It's an easy rule to live by, especially if you know you'll kill most of the ones you meet. They were the product of a deal. Their name traded for their mother’s escape. To gain a faery's name was to own it so since before their conception, their future had belonged to someone else.

They obeyed. They killed. They were merciful and quick, but never, ever, caring enough to linger. They grew up with blood and daggers always within arm’s reach, so they knew better than to be fazed by either. By 16, they're the most feared person on the entire continent.

When Commanded to befriend the enemy kingdom’s princess before leading her to her doom, however, things go wrong in every way imaginable. Iron can make the fae weak but love can make the fae trust and there is nothing more certain to end in disaster than trusting a human.

But you, Chryssa. Nothing had ever prepared me for you.