The Last Crown of Avarra: A Slow-Burn Enemies-to-Lovers Epic Romantasy

Five crowns. One ancient enemy. And the prince she was raised to hate may be the only man she can trust.Lyessa Arden has spent her life being useful to more powerful people.A gifted antiquarian-mage in the kingdom of Valedryn, she studies the relics of the Deepearth, the vast buried world left behind by civilizations older than the Five Crowns themselves. She has expertise, talent, and absolutely no authority.Then an ancient relic answers her touch.Suddenly, Lyessa is no longer someone the court can afford to overlook.War is already stirring beyond Avarra's borders. A mysterious Dark Lord is driving his armies west, seizing ancient roads, forgotten strongholds, and Deepearth sites with knowledge no living ruler should possess. And the man warning Valedryn that the kingdoms must unite against him is Prince Caelan Veyr, heir to Kharad Vey, battle-hardened commander, and the face of a war Lyessa has every reason to hate.Caelan needs her ability to awaken the buried systems beneath Avarra.Lyessa needs his armies if she intends to survive long enough to understand them.Neither intends to trust the other.Forced into a dangerous alliance and sent beneath the earth together, they uncover ruins that should have remained sealed, secrets that could rewrite the history of their kingdoms, and evidence that the coming war is far larger than anyone imagined. Every discovery draws Lyessa deeper into a power that is changing her, while every battle forces Caelan to choose between the crown he was born to serve and the people his father expects him to sacrifice.And somewhere between bitter arguments, shared danger, forbidden touches, and the terrifying realization that they fight better together than apart, hatred becomes trust.Trust becomes want.And wanting the enemy prince may be the most dangerous choice Lyessa has ever made.The Last Crown of Avarra is the first book in The Crowns of Avarra, an epic romantasy trilogy filled with slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, rival kingdoms, court intrigue, ancient ruins, dangerous magic, forced proximity, political betrayal, sweeping battles, and a love story powerful enough to change the course of a war.