Cerys du Lys

“From USA Today Bestselling Author Cerys du Lys ~

Trapped in a library during a blizzard, Elise finds herself forced into isolation with Lucent Storme, the untoward magnate who’s rumored to have more than a few forbidden desires and darker passions. Both appalled and allured by his sordid sophistication, struggling to come to terms with what she knows and what she feels, she finds herself drawn to this man who seems both powerful and fractured all at once. Lucent’s secrets and dominant obsessions may be more than Elise can handle, though, and her gentle curiosity is just as likely to cause her pain and heartbreak as it is to bring her happiness…

(A Cerys du Lys contemporary romance novel)

When Elise Tanner finds herself trapped in a library with Lucent Storme during a record-breaking blizzard, she panics. He might not know her, but she knows more than enough about him. Besides being the newly appointed Director of Public Relations for Landseer Enterprises and an influential business magnate, there are rumors that he has a taste for the darker side of sexuality.

He seems fake, false, excessively demanding, too self-important by far, and… with over six feet of snow expected and the streets completely unmanageable, there’s absolutely no way for her to escape him.

He’s so predatory and dominant, yet beneath his rakish and enigmatic exterior, she senses there’s more to this mysterious and isolated man. He’s charming and intelligent (though reserved and terse), begrudgingly handsome, and surprisingly thoughtful. Unintentionally, Elise finds herself drawn to Lucent in a way that defies logic.

Unfortunately the snow may be the least of her worries. One disaster begets another and not everything is as it seems with the man who holds a sole singular obsession above all others. Will Elise’s curiosity be her undoing? Is she unwittingly playing right into Lucent’s hand; his dark desires and commanding personality? Or can she discover His Absolute Purpose, the reason he hides himself behind a facade of formality, and gain a deeper, more emotional and intimate connection with the compelling Director of Public Relations?

The snow may have brought them together, but it can’t keep them together forever. What happens when the ice begins to melt?

Powerful, sensual, and commanding. This poignant story of love, attraction, and temptation will bind you, entwine you, and thrill you until the very end.”

“From USA Today Bestselling Author Cerys du Lys ~

After being exiled and forced into an arranged marriage with the terrifying Demon King, Solace had all but lost hope of ever knowing happiness. The commanding Demon King, Bastion, turns out to be far less monstrous than the stories surrounding him, though. Will she be able to find love and kindness in this most unlikely of places, or will treacherous falseness and the sinister fate of a prophecy be her undoing?

(A Cerys du Lys fantasy romance novel)

Exiled from her home, cast out and condemned for simply existing in a cruel world with no place for her, Solace is sent to become a sacrificial bride for the Demon King. In accordance with an ancient pact, humanity must offer the leader of the monstrous host a wife once every hundred years. The arranged marriage is meant to maintain peace, and yet…

The stories told about monsters and the terrifying aspects of the Demon King are anything but reason for rejoice. Abandoned by fate, orphaned at a young age, despised from the start despite her smiles and attempts at friendship and happiness, Solace has no choice but to become some monstrous abomination of a bride.

But… Bastion is unlike anything she expected. The Demon King is nice to her, offering safety and kindness in exchange for… what? In order to retain succession to the throne, a demon must provide an heir; when a demon couples with a human, the inevitable fate of the woman is to die from the demonic energy growing inside her.

Still…

Between the life she once had, the intimate emotions stirring within her, and the need to belong, to have companionship and something truly of her own, Solace struggles to come to terms with her situation. Bastion may not hate her–is it possible for him to love her?–but their union will be her final act.

They have time; there’s no reason to hurry. Or, they had time…

Conspiracy and treachery threaten Bastion’s sovereignty. An inauspicious prophecy foretold nearly a century ago tells of a monster living within the Demon King, waiting to destroy humanity. And Solace is the key to this cataclysm.

All Solace ever wanted was happiness and love; a home. Struggling down a path filled with self-discovery and deception, can she learn how to stop The Monster Within and finally find her happy ending, or is she destined to become the catalyst to devastation?

Emotional, enchanting, and sweet. This compelling romance of dominance and desires, kings and queens, peasants, monsters, and maidens will captivate you, fascinate you, and leave you feeling absolutely enraptured.

(This scintillating fantasy romance novel is ~160,000 words in length, or ~570 pages)”