If Desmond Flynn sweeping Callie into Otherworld politics—and playing dangerous guide while the two hunt a terrifying threat—hooked you, you'll devour Darkfever. MacKayla Lane stumbles into Dublin’s Seelie/Unseelie war and is led (and misled) by the enigmatic Jericho Barrons as they track the Sinsar Dubh. The tension, banter, and peril feel like those nocturnal visits from the Bargainer—only this time, every alley could hide a fae predator.

Loved how Des plays the long game—kingly, possessive, and not always morally clean—while Callie navigates knives-and-smiles politics? In The Cruel Prince, Jude Duarte hustles through Court intrigues where Prince Cardan’s charisma and ruthlessness collide. That same thrill you felt when Desmond’s soft words hid sharp intentions—and when crown-level schemes exploded around Callie—powers every twist of Jude and Cardan’s coronation gambits.

If Callie’s inked IOUs and years of clandestine visits with the Bargainer made your heart ache as friendship turned molten, A Deal with the Elf King hits the same nerve. Luella is bound to the Elf King by duty, then finds steady warmth under the intensity—much like how Desmond’s debt-marked bond becomes genuine devotion. Expect ritual-bound promises, patient tenderness, and a romance that blooms from terms to trust.

If the way Rhapsodic braids Callie’s teen bargains and present-day danger—letting each flashback reframe her connection to Des—kept you glued to the page, Daughter of Smoke & Bone will entrance you. Karou’s Prague life and the otherworldly war unwind alongside memories that expose who she was and what her love with Akiva really means. It’s that same slow click of secrets falling into place until the romance hits with full, aching clarity.

If the Bargainer’s deals—and the bone-deep cost of fae promises behind the disappearances Callie investigates—gave you delicious chills, Wintersong offers that dark enchantment. Liesl bargains with the Goblin King to save her sister and descends into an underground realm where creation and sacrifice entwine. Like Desmond’s power wrapped in velvet, the Goblin King’s allure is irresistible—and every vow threatens to break your heart.