Crown of War and Shadow by J.R. Ward

Crown of War and Shadow by J.R. WardAn outcast burdened with a curse and a mercenary who's out for himself collide in this star crossed, slow burn, high stakes romantic fantasy In the dead of night, passions rise and empires fall. Welcome to Kingdoms of the Compass. The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping into the mortal world, stalking the night. No one is safe. Especially not Sorrel. An orphan and an outcast, shes spent her whole life within the walls of her small village,

I know it has to be her

an infuriating yet handsome classmate

as Devon learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of hunger—not for books

I know I'm not allowed to run

She has a wicked plan to keep her deadly new husband off-balance

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage

and magic itself

But who to trust when different means death

even as he heeds their mutual friends’ warnings to steer clear of her chaos

Guy Stelle is the boy next door

where the last of the wild gods reside

Destined for servitude