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For fans of Kimberly Lemming and The Princess Bride comes the first book in the cosy romantasy Villains & Virtues series. The son of a demon is on his way to fulfill his dark legacy – until a charming blonde pickpocket upsets his plans…***Dark lord, demon spawn, prophesied realm destroyer.With a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s destiny could be nothing short of nefarious. On the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability his dark life has led to, all it will take to solidify world domination is the completion of his most vicious spell yet.But then, her. Bubbly, obnoxious, blonde.Harbouring secrets of her own, a tiny yet troublesome thief calling herself Amma completely upsets Damien’s malevolent plans when she mistakenly gets chained to his side through magic. Forced to drag her across the realm on his unholy crusade, Damien knows that killing her would fix things, of course, but the nauseatingly sweet Amma somehow begins to prove herself useful. And worse yet, she then proves herself the source of something even more sinister: feelings.Torn between his villainous birthright and the virtue Amma insists on inspiring, Damien will have to decide if he will help the tender thorn in his side or cut it out at the heart.Exciting, heartwarming and unashamedly cosy, the first book in the Villains & Virtues series is a slow burn romantasy adventure perfect for fans cosy fantasy and grumpy x sunshine romance.TropesCosy FantasyRomantasyGrumpy x Sunshine Enemies to LoversSlow Burn RomanceVillains & Virtues:Throne in the DarkSummoned to the Wilds (COMING SOON)Eclipse of the Crown (COMING SOON)

From indie sensation A.K. Caggiano comes the third book in the cosy romantasy Villains & Virtues series, following a not-so-evil-anymore demon lord and the baroness responsible for his change of heart, who finally must confront their feelings for each other, but how can they admit their attraction when the world is ending? ***Their destinies are irrevocably entangled, but will their bond finally be the realm’s ultimate undoing?Nothing about Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s evil destiny has gone according to plan. The reason? A certain noblewoman who has somehow enmeshed herself in his softening heart.Now back amongst his peers at Yvlcon, the preeminent congregation of the vilest and most unscrupulous villains, Damien’s moral growth is threatened—and just when he was learning to be a little less evil, too. Consequently, Lady Ammalie Avington, Daughter to the Baron of Faebarrow, finds her own virtue in peril when faced with so much temptation, namely in the form of a domineering blood mage she can’t—or doesn’t want—to say no to.But a burgeoning romance is doused in the coldest of baths when the Grand Order of Dread commands Damien to once again face the swirling vortex of entropy that’s been hunting them across the realm. The coming eclipse points to devastation and destruction, and with prophecy being, well, prophecy, annihilation seems impossible to avoid.But there’s an entire fortnight before the world is supposed to end, and surely that’s enough time to find some way around it…or at the very least to confess one’s devotion before it all burns down around them.Exciting, heartwarming and unashamedly cosy, the third book in the Villains & Virtues series is a slow burn romantasy adventure perfect for fans of cosy fantasy and grumpy x sunshine romance.TropesCosy FantasyRomantasyGrumpy x Sunshine Slow Burn RomanceVillains & Virtues:Throne in the DarkSummoned to the WildsEclipse of the Crown

From indie sensation A.K. Caggiano comes the second book in the cosy romantasy Villains & Virtues series, following an on-the-run Baroness determined to save the world and the demon lord at her side bent on its destruction…but will her tendency to bring out the good in the world extend to finally bringing out the good in him?***She’s sworn to protect the realm. Her heart has other plans.Lady Ammalie Avington, Baroness of Faebarrow, knows it's not safe to pine after the son of a demon. Especially not the blood mage who threatened and abducted her and now intends to bring ruin to the realm. The very realm she is sworn to serve. It's just a terribly inconvenient fact because, well…he's rather cute.Despite her best efforts, Amma can’t seem to get him out of her mind, not whilst locked up in a tower surrounded by infernal beings, nor trapped below ground in a den of beguiling vampires, and definitely not in the heart of a wild jungle under the tutelage of esoteric witches. She just can't help herself around Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne, danger be damned. And what danger is there? Damien's heart, the one he swears to not have, has been softening right before her eyes. Perhaps with her guidance, Damien won't rain chaos and destruction down on the world. Perhaps she can even save them both as Damien searches for a way to magically unlink them on their quest to fulfil their destinies.So, when Amma learns she may have ancient, innate magical powers of her own, why not use them to do exactly as she pleases?Exciting, heartwarming and unashamedly cosy, the second book in the Villains & Virtues series is a slow burn romantasy adventure perfect for fans of cosy fantasy and grumpy x sunshine romance.TropesCosy FantasyRomantasyGrumpy x Sunshine Enemies to LoversSlow Burn RomanceVillains & Virtues:Throne in the DarkSummoned to the WildsEclipse of the Crown (COMING SOON)

Er ist ein Dunkler Lord, Sohn eines Dämons, der prophezeite Zerstörer des Reiches. Sie ist blond, gutgläubig, und viel zu optimistisch.Eine süße und selbstironische Romantasy, in der sich Gegensätze anziehen.Halbdämon Damien Maleficus Blutdorn steht mit seinem teuflischsten Zauber kurz davor, das Ziel all seiner grausigen Machenschaften zu erreichen: seinen Vater, den Fürsten der Dämonen, aus dem magischen Exil zurückzubringen. Damiens Schicksal als Erbe des Dunklen Throns wäre damit gesichert, und nichts wird ihm im Wege stehen! Außer ihr. Die niedliche Diebin Amma bindet sich aus Versehen mit einem magischen Artefakt an Damien und durchkreuzt damit seine düsteren Pläne. Natürlich könnte Damien sie töten, das würde seine Probleme lösen. Aber Amma stellt schnell zwei Dinge unter Beweis. Zum Einen, dass sie ziemlich nützlich bei Damiens schrecklichem Unterfangen ist; und zum Zweiten, dass sie selbst etwas viel Schrecklicheres in ihm hervorruft: Gefühle.Damien und Amme sind der zimtigste Cinnamon-Schurke und der quirligste Sonnenschein der Romantasy!»Kitschig, chaotisch, und selbstironisch auf die beste Weise! … Was will man mehr!« - Brigitte Knightley, Bestsellerautorin von ›The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy‹

Ein heißer Halbdämon ist noch lange kein MärchenprinzIhre Entführung ist Lady Ammalie Avingtons kleinstes Problem. Denn sie ist hoffnungslos verknallt, und das ausgerechnet in ihren Entführer Damien Maleficus Blutdorn. Dass dieser düstere Blutmagier das gesamte Reich vernichten will, ist zwar höchst ungelegen, aber macht die Sache nicht einfacher. Jeder hat schließlich Fehler.Und gefangen zwischen infernalischen Monstern, verführerischen Vampiren und esoterischen Hexen, erkennt Amma endlich, dass hinter Damiens düsterer Fassade wirklich ein weiches Herz schlägt. Doch als sie ihre eigenen magischen Kräfte entdeckt, muss Amma sich entscheiden: Rettet sie das Reich oder folgt sie ihrem Herzen in den Abgrund?