This Vicious Dream (Kingdom of Death Book 1)

The protagonist once helped save a kingdom but is now imprisoned in a place of thorns and nightmares. Her captors hold her because she knows the location of a grimoire—a powerful artifact she vowed to protect. This knowledge is what keeps her alive as they attempt to break her. When a man arrives—beautiful, ruthless, with dark eyes and a dangerous smile—everything changes. He seeks the grimoire for himself and will eliminate anyone in his path. The protagonist must form a fragile, temporary alliance with someone she cannot trust. More than the grimoire or an old conflict hangs in the balance. Behind his compelling exterior, he conceals something far more dangerous than a desire for power—something with the potential to destroy them all.