Hello! I’m Michelle M. Pillow, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling romantasy author, and I am so excited to share my Fresh Fiction Title Challenge for KING OF THE UNBLESSED, Book 1 of the Realm Immortal series!
Think Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings world meets the movie Labyrinth with lots of romance. Dark, swoony, morally gray, anti-hero romance. You’re welcome.
K is for Kidnapped. Lady Juliana didn’t exactly plan to cross into an immortal realm of beautiful nightmares, but here we are. (The king may have helped… persuade the situation.)
I is for Immortality, which has a way of rewriting fate. Merrick, the dark elfin King of Valdis, has lived long enough to lose everything that once made him good. Now he wants her. Obsess much?
N is for Necessary Evil. That’s Merrick’s official title, actually. King of Necessary Evil. He’d like you to know he finds it deeply frustrating.
G is for Goblin King energy. But make it brooding, dangerous, and wickedly seductive.
O is for Otherworld. A realm of eternal night, shadowy thrones, and ancient magic that will pull you in and not let go.
F is for Fated Mates. When Merrick sees Juliana, something in the immortal dark clicks. He doesn’t just want her. He needs to claim her.
T is for Trickster King. Merrick’s bargains come with consequences, his smiles are never quite safe, and his seduction may or may not be real.
H is for Hero Falls First. Yes. He falls. Hard. She just doesn’t know it yet.
E is for Enemies-to-Lovers, which is exactly as electric and infuriating and combustible as you want it to be.
U is for Unblessed. The curse Merrick carries, the kingdom he rules, and the thing that should make him the villain of this story. (Should.)
N is for Nightmares Made Beautiful. The otherworld isn’t safe, but it is breathtaking, and so are the royals who rule it.
B is for Bargain. Juliana needs to save missing children. Merrick offers her one soul-shattering deal. The price? Surrender…or die.
L is for Light vs. Darkness. It’s the eternal struggle at the heart of this story. And the question: can love be the thing that tips the balance?
E is for Evil King Lucien, who is determined to drag Merrick’s soul into oblivion. No spoilers, but he is not on our side.
S is for Sprights. Overly helpful, chaotic little creatures who are absolutely trying their best and making everything wonderfully worse.
S is for Surrender… which is not the same as defeat. (At least, that’s what Juliana tells herself.)
E is for Enemies Who Argue Like They’re in Love. Juliana absolutely refuses to be tamed, and Merrick cannot stop wanting her more because of it.
D is for Damaged Hero. Once a prince of happiness and pleasure, now a king of mischief and shadow. But underneath all that beautiful darkness? There might still be something worth saving.
KING OF THE UNBLESSED is Labyrinth meets A Court of Thorns and Roses, an epic dark fantasy romance with fated mates, a morally gray anti-hero king, and a fierce heroine who crosses into a realm of immortal danger to save the innocent. If you love Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Laura Thalassa, this book is your next obsession.
Warning: Contains love, violence, trickster goblins, overly helpful sprights, a king of necessary evil who lives to get his way, and the woman who would dare to deny him.
Thank you so much for spending a little time in the immortal realm with me today! KING OF THE UNBLESSED is now available in hardback! Come meet the king who will ruin all other heroes for you.
KING OF THE UNBLESSED by Michelle M. Pillow
Realm Immortal #1
The spicy fae romantasy that is perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses
Immortality has a way of rewriting fate.
Merrick, the dark elfin King of Valdis, was once heir to all that is good, a prince of happiness and pleasure. Now, cursed as the ruler of mischief and king of necessary evil, he stands trapped between the Blessed kingdom of his estranged brother and the ruthless King Lucien of the Damned, who is determined to lure Merrick’s soul into oblivion.
Damnation is winning.
Before he is lost forever, Merrick craves one final taste of the happiness he once owned. When a mortal woman awakens an obsession he cannot control, he realizes he doesn’t just want her. He needs to claim her.
But the line between fear and desire begins to blur . . .
Lady Juliana of Bellemare always dreamed of adventure, but she never expected the shadows to answer. When her fiancé is murdered and the village children vanish, she is thrust into a world of lethal seduction and ancient magic.
The choice is simple: surrender to him or die.
Desperate to save the missing, she crosses into the immortal realm – a land of beautiful nightmares ruled by a king who offers her a single, soul-shattering bargain.
Will Juliana yield to the fire between them or burn Merrick’s kingdom to ash?
Romance Fantasy [ Tor UK, On Sale: June 16, 2026, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN: 9781035095995 / ]
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About Michelle M. Pillow
Michelle M. Pillow is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author writing romance with kings, demons, and men who are definitely not safe to fall in love with. She writes for readers who want their heroes dangerous, their magic dark, and their happily-ever-afters hard-won. Find her on her website.
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