Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy ideal for readers who love Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros—where enemies turn into lovers, deadly creatures haunt a cursed land, and a forgotten princess discovers the courage to cast aside her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.

The gods unleashed monsters upon the five kingdoms as a warning: mortals must bow.

All my life, I’ve bowed—to them, and to my father. As a princess, my role has always been simple: wear the crown, obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never trained to fight. And I was certainly never meant to be the daughter who sealed an ancient pact with her own blood.

Everything changed the day I entered my father’s throne room. The day a famed monster hunter arrived on our shores. The day a prince shattered my future.

Now I journey across dangerous lands beside a warrior who loathes me as deeply as I loathe him—tied to a destiny I never chose and a husband I hardly know.

They all expect me to play a part—a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused? What if I rewrote the rules? What if being overlooked is its own kind of strength?

And what if, for once, I claimed it?

The Shield of Sparrows Trilogy
Best experienced in order:
Book 1: Shield of Sparrows
Book 2: Rites of the Starling
Book 3: Coming soon