The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating - and Other War Crimes by Tiffany Hunt
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Author : Tiffany Hunt
/ Fantasy Romance /
Publication date : January 06 2026
Blurb:
In this riotously funny dark romantasy, a conflicted villain and his unstoppable bride form the realm's most chaotic alliance.
“What’s mine, stays mine.”
Step One: Kidnap someone cute.
Step Two: Force her into marriage.
Step Three: Try not to get feelings.
When Dark Lord Kazimir Blackrose kidnaps Lady Arabella for a forced marriage, he expects an obedient, trembling bride. What he gets is a knife to the throat and a furious woman with her own terms. He may need her heroic bloodline to achieve ultimate dominion, but she's not about to make this easy for him.
Arabella has already survived her father's tower prison and a lifetime of being treated like property. Being abducted by the realm's most notorious villain is just another Tuesday. If she must be married to the infuriating (and infuriatingly attractive) Dark Lord, she'll do it on her terms: freedom within his fortress, hands strictly to himself, and complete honesty about his plans.
But when his plans go awry, Kazimir faces his most terrifying challenge yet. He must actually date his own wife. Between magical training sessions, playing golf with the eyeballs of his enemies, and aphrodisiac dinners gone spectacularly wrong, his villainous seduction plans are failing at every turn.
As they navigate magical explosions and jealous exes, they discover a far more terrifying prospect than war or magical catastrophe:
They might actually be falling for each other.
My thoughts:
Absolutely entertaining read that is light, makes you laugh, and, in the same sweeping gesture, tackles trauma, revenge, and the challenge of opening up emotionally.
Dual POV telling the story of the scary Dark Lord Kazimir, who is literally trying to steal his way to more magical power by kidnapping a bride who will suit the part.
But Lady Arabella turns out to be far from the timid, quiet piece he needed in his villainous scheme, making this journey so much fun for the reader.
Genuinely laughed a lot with those two, whose banter and spot-on sarcasm were such a delight.
Furthermore, watching them both change and their dynamic shift as they got to know each other and dealt with past trauma was heartwarming to witness.
The way he gave her freedom to find herself and unleash her full potential, not only magically but as a person too... I loved every bit of it, and I loved her dark side too.
And in the end, amidst the scheming, dealing with political problems, and looming war, they both toughed it out and proved to each other that they are worthy of love.
Definitely will tag along for their next journey for some villainous fun.
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