Maren and the Mischief Spirit (The Gilded Fable Series Book 1)

An enemies-to-lovers fantasy of ruin, wonder, and impossible choices. Bakers don’t bargain with gods. But when Maren Greenbriar’s apprentice is stolen by the Court of Chaos, she trades her soul (and her common sense) to get her back. The price: three deadly trials in a realm where stories eat their own endings. The complication: the Court’s ruler, a golden-eyed spirit who lives for ruin and calls her "darling." He offers her a bargain she can’t refuse. She offers him a challenge he can’t forget. Between labyrinths that rewrite memory and flames that burn the truth from bone, Maren will fight to bring her apprentice home and protect the last scraps of her mother’s legacy. But every victory binds her tighter to the Spirit who saved her life and might just undo her heart. Caught between the warmth of her bakery and the hunger for wonder she’s tried to bury, Maren must decide which part of herself survives. The woman who kneads bread for a quiet village, or the one who was born to set realms on fire. For fans of Once Upon a Broken Heart, ACOTAR, and The Cruel Prince, Maren and the Mischief Spirit is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers fantasy filled with biting banter, lush prose, death-defying trials, and a love story built on chaos itself. View Less