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Wrath of the Never Queen by Storm Lomax

A doomed prince with a monstrous curse. A sadistic king with a dark history. And the witch who will be his reckoning. Shivani, a talented witch, has so far avoided the annual Summoning. In her village, women are sent to the King each year and given six months to win the Prince’s heart and break his beastly curse. Anyone who can do so will be named Queen. No one has succeeded. Deep in debt and with the promise of a handsome reward, Shivani’s father volunteers her for the Summoning. Shivani is drugged to dull her witchcraft and taken to the castle against her will. With no magic and no allies, Shivani attempts a desperate escape through her only window. When she falls, Prince Theo sees her in time to catch her. An unlikely friendship forms as Shivani and Theo realise they are as trapped as each other – Theo cursed to uncontrollably transform into a beast and Shivani with a six-month countdown to an execution. When Shivani finds a long-forgotten tunnel deep in the castle, she could leave the horrors of the Summoning and the cruel King behind. But it wouldn’t save the Prince and it wouldn’t free the imprisoned servants. Or Shivani could stay – if she’s shrewd enough to decipher the curse before the executioner’s axe drops.