https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244808720-resonance-of-souls
Princess Aelorea (Solennea) has been raised to believe that certain emotions are sinful and need to be hidden... thinking for oneself and standing up for a woman's rights for anything is unheard of and most recently she has been told that she is to marry a stranger from Vardania... where she is basically from a religious culture anyone raised in Vardania is taught that violence/brutality is the answer to everything... unfortunately women in their culture are also subservient and expected to bend to a mans every want, truly Aelorea is in a bad spot any way you look at things.
Aelorea and Commander Rhyven must marry whether they want to or not because while there is magic in their world... they have a supply shortage and in order to keep a trade agreement between these two cultures their marriage must continue.
While Rhyven has been raised for combat he also doesn't want to be the brute that everyone thinks he is and when he meets his bride to be he is expecting a timid/meek/mild maid instead he gets a passionate woman who even when she's afraid still speaks her mind and he doesn't want her to lose that fire... he also knows that while they are still around Solennea it's dangerous for her to voice her opinions or she will end up in a chamber where women go in but when they leave they are never the same again the "cleansing" kills their souls, he doesn't want a woman whose spirit is broken... he wants her whole.
Bound to each other through a magical bond our couple learns more about each other than they ever have about anyone else and love slowly grows over time, unfortunately... there are outside forces from everywhere that want their relationship to fail and the trade agreement to be null & void. There is so much corruption with the system that you wonder if there is anyone trustworthy in this world.
To be honest I am just starting my romantasy journey and haven't read many... but I am so glad I found this book it has everything you would want for your epic romantasy --> passion/love, drama, shady black market magic trades, tension, villains (who are truly unlikeable) and heroes, a unique magical system that you learn more about throughout the book, a fierce warrior prince who is brutal but tender only for her... yes please! It has you wondering if our couple will ever have a happy ever after when so many people want to pull them apart.
The Epilogue left me wanting the next book now... like seriously when is it coming out?
*arranged marriage *dark romantasy *spice *slow burn *enemies --> more *strangers --> more
*Magical world *political drama *trigger warnings --> read your triggers *forced proximity
*touch her and 💀 *some miscommunication/no communication *Indie Author
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