The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air book 3)

Five months after The Cruel Prince , Jude and Cardan’s uneasy alliance spirals into a tempest of desire and deception. As Jude grapples with her growing influence over the throne, Cardan’s rule faces threats from within and beyond Elfhame. The stakes rise with assassination attempts, rebellions, and a brewing war. Black escalates the tension, blending courtly machinations with raw emotional stakes. Jude’s struggle to balance power and morality takes center stage, while Cardan’s complexity challenges her at every turn. The lush world-building expands, revealing more of faerie lore, and the will-they-won’t-they tension crackles. A masterclass in slow-burn romance and high-stakes fantasy.