
When King Uther Pendragon murders her father and tricks her mother into marriage, Morgan refuses to be crushed. Trapped amid the machinations of men in a world of isolated castles and gossiping courts, she discovers secret powers. Vengeful and brilliant, it’s not long before Morgan becomes a worthy adversary to Merlin, influential sorcerer to the king. But fighting for her freedom, she risks losing everything – her reputation, her loved ones and her life.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Sexism & slut-shaming
- Rape by coercion and involuntary pregnancy*
- Infidelity
- Intimate partner violence & physical assault
- Forced marriage
- Self-injury (for magic)
- Emesis
- Childbirth (secondary character)
- Infertility & stillbirth
- Death of a step-father in battle
- Near-drowning incident (secondary character)
- Animal death & dead bodies
Context : The protagonist’s mother was raped by coercion as Merlin magically disguised Uther to look like someone else and he impregnated her. The protagonist sets her husband’s face on fire after he attacks her (and has been physically abusive). The protagonist’s father told her mother that her son was stillborn but he lied and gave the child away.
