Your next romantasy obsession!!1!

From the author of that one book that I guess is a bestseller comes your new romantasy obsession!!1!

(Goodreads review from JenniferFace66)

(Goodreads review from Sally Last Name)

(Goodreads review from PowerTurtleAnal)

Our FMC (probably named Lyra or a name with an "ae" or "y" in it), is a princess thief assassin healer who has a close friend or family member in a position for which she feels responsible or some shit. She's also very good with a dagger.

But when inciting incident happens, she has to enroll in an academy of arranged marriages and deadly trials for magically kidnapped people who are classist or sexist. She has to rely on her wits and mediocrity to survive. She has to make an allyship rivalry with a general prince king instructor student (probably named "Draven" or some variety of "Callum" but probably has a "k" or "x" in there somewhere) who is infuriatingly gorgeous, mysterious, cold, powerful, and has a well-honed body full of corded muscles and probably tattoos. But despite their rivalry, they are inexplicably drawn to each other.

Now she is thrust into a world of intriguing political court maneuvering, secrets, betrayals, magic, betrayals, maneuvered politicking, a deadly maneuvered intrigue, lies, betrayed secrets, and secretive lies. And the infuriating man is more than she thought and also the key to her success in this narrative. There's more to him. He has a heart of gold because there is more to him.

Larger, malicious things are at play and these will be a problem in the sequel. Can our fierce heroine overcome her mediocrity through wits and sex appeal? And will it come at the expense of her heart? Is love going to be the most dangerous thing of all?

Tropes:

1. Don't get along for a minute Actual mortal enemies to lovers.
2. Found family who fulfills a checklist of desirable character traits. One is probably gay or bi.
3. Touch her and sidestep the algorithm synonym for "die".
4. A slow burn until about 66% of the way in when they kiss.
5. Morally barely off-white grey FMC and MMC.
6. Snarky FMC who is actually kind of a bitch.
7. Weapons training to get us ready for war in the next book.
8. A cliffhanger where our FMC is kidnapped or the MMC lied about something big and now she's very angry at him.
9. Bantering banter that banters I guess but really she's just mean to him.
10. An out-of-place pop culture reference.
11. A love triangle that we both know ends with the enigmatic, introduced-in-the-third-act shadow daddy winning.
12. About the size of a country World building (now includes a map you can't read!
13. Bundles of nerves at the apexes of thighs, gigantic schlongs, calloused hands, waves of hair cascading down backs, rosebud nipples, a ball or gala for some reason, frequent reminders of eye colors, sweaty men with muscles, and braids.