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The Emperor's Enemy

Jasmine Mas · Unsurvivable Love Duet, book 1

Spice 4 of 5, four tropes and three content warnings.

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First book in the Unsurvivable Love Duet. Zora, a knight mage called the Bear of the North, stands as the chief defender of her people against an aggressive empire. Aleksander, the divinely ordained Emperor and Royal Mage, is determined to capture her and enlists the empire's deadliest assassin to do so. Unknown to her pursuers, Zora is hunting them in turn, setting up a dangerous contest of obsession.

First published 2026

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1 to 5 scale · Open door

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3 warnings

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Tropes

Enemies to loverscoreForced proximitySlow burnTouch her and die

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Characters

Spoiler free. Nothing past The Emperor's Enemy.

  • Zora
  • Aleksander

    Emperor and royal mage of the empire Zora fights against.

  • Squire

    Zora's tiny talking pygmy owl.

  • Zora Ravenal

    A knight mage from the north and her people's best hope against the empire.

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Unsurvivable Love Duet

Book 1 in Unsurvivable Love Duet.

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