Forced Faces: Courtesans of Perubia: Emotionally Grounded Slow-Burn Romantic Fantasy of Trust and Survival (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798196973635)

Dina is a young elven girl taken from her home and forced into the life of a courtesan. She does everything she can to escape, clinging to every chance, every crack in the system that might lead her out.

Then she meets one of her clients. A mysterious stranger with striking vitiligo across his face, a tattoo that tells a story of its own, and a shameless, disarming smile that never quite leaves his lips. Zeron moves through Perubia's rooftops as if the rules do not apply to him. He watches too closely, speaks too freely, and refuses to treat Dina as something that can be owned.

They were never meant to become anything more. But when they do, the roles they were given were never meant to hold.

In a city ruled by factions, secrets, and silent expectations, choosing each other may cost them everything.

But what is an emotionally grounded romantic fantasy?

These are not clean romances, because passion and sexuality are not treated as something shameful. But they are not empty spice either.

In these stories, passion matters, and intimacy carries emotional weight. Relationships are built on trust, choice, vulnerability, and genuine connection rather than toxicity mistaken for love.

The emotional intensity is high, the attraction is real, and intimacy is allowed to exist naturally within the story. A romantasy that keeps the tension, danger, passion, sharp-eared fae, and captivating men readers love, while approaching relationships, trauma, intimacy, and emotional connection in a more grounded and believable way.

The kind of fantasy you can recommend both to your friends and to your partner, knowing they'll each find something real inside it.

Perfect for readers who love A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Cruel Prince, Blood of Hercules, A Court This Cruel and Lovely, From Blood and Ash, or The Serpent and the Wings of Night, but are looking for something that dares to step outside the usual formula.

Familiar enough to feel like home.
Different enough to feel new.