The Autumn Prince (Bonds of Fire and Fate, #1)

In the ruthless towers of Manhattan finance, Jax Harlan is untouchable—youngest partner by twenty-six, master of impossible deals, a man who treats emotion like risk. Until a dream shatters everything. An endless autumn forest. Five radiant trees feeding five withered ones. A voice whispers: Five must burn to feed five. Now antlers flicker in mirrors. Probability bends at his command. And a realm he never believed in is claiming him as its heir. The hidden Fae Prince rises. One forbidden bond at a time, his court awakens: • an artist whose canvases breathe his crowned face • a cursed heiress freed through surrender • a ballerina who moves without pain again • a brilliant graduate student whose memories span centuries • and an environmental healer whose dying river finally runs clear Each woman carries power the realm cannot survive without. Each bond deepens desire—and danger. Watching over them is Vivian, an ancient guardian bound by oath and silence, whose lonely vigil begins to fracture as the court comes alive. Passion forged the bonds. Winter will test them—and the human world will pay the price if they fall. The Autumn Prince is a high-heat, emotionally rich why-choose romantasy about awakening power, chosen family, healing through intimacy, and the terrible cost of grace. From Wall Street king to autumn's rightful heir. Five bonds. One crown. A love powerful enough to start a war. Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, From Blood and Ash, The Plated Prisoner, and Fourth Wing, and readers who crave high-heat, emotionally layered fantasy romance with real mythic stakes. Content notes: explicit intimacy, power-imbalance dynamics, curse and debt-transfer magic, light horror elements, emotionally intense themes.