by Leialoha Humpherys
Series: To Win a Dark Heart #12
Community rating: 5/5 from 1 rating.
Two villains. One shipwreck. A queen’s betrayal that could ruin them all.
Alaric, the infamous huntsman who once saved Princess Sereth, has built a brutal whaling empire without her crown or favor. Feared, powerful, and as untouchable as the sea, he’s the kind of man no one crosses. But when a mysterious ambush leaves him shipwrecked, he wakes in the care of a quiet woman who seems to loathe him on sight.
Malia has spent years in exile, her name twisted into legend after two lost children fled her forest home and never returned. She lives with pain and guilt, hidden far from the queen’s reach… until the sea tosses a wounded whaler onto her shores.
He’s sharp edges and control. She’s soft silence and secrets. But the more time they spend together, the more their guarded hearts begin to unravel. And when the truth surfaces—about the ambush, the queen, and their own pasts—they’ll have to decide if love is enough to survive what comes next.
Genres: Fiction
Tropes: Grief/Loss, Protective Hero, Secret Past, Enemies to Lovers, Hate to Love, Betrayal
ISBN: 9781959157267
319 pages
Published: 2026-04-03