Queen of Reckoning: An enemies-to-more romantasy of a reluctant queen, a half-blind envoy, and the slow-burn romance that might be worth risking a kingdom for. (Blood of Kings: Legends) by Jill Williamson

Enemies-to-more. Forced proximity. A queen who rules by magic and the one man she can’t disarm. Mandzee Hamartano didn’t ask to be queen. She didn’t ask for the peace treaty that’s turned half her city against her, the mage tournament that’s about to put her life on the line, or the envoy from Armonguard who’s moved into her palace and refuses to leave. She certainly didn’t ask to fall for him. Lovell Dunn is King Gidon’s royal envoy, tasked with one job: shadow the queen, keep the treaty, and report back. He’s not there to be charmed by a mage with copper eyes and a laugh that could melt stone. He’s especially not there to let her heal the condition that’s been stealing his sight for years. But Mandzee is in more danger than either of them realizes. A deadly mage tournament is being used as a killing ground. A dark force is gathering inside her walls. And her brother—believed dead—has just walked out of the shadows with a powerful spirit at his command and a blade aimed at her throne. Read more