What Fury Brings (Wrath and Fury, Bk. 1)
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Overview
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her bold adult debut with a dark, sexy, and fiercely original romantasy set in a world where women rule — and men are the ones who get kidnapped.
In the kingdom of Amarra, the matriarchy didn't just survive a rebellion — it won. After most noblemen were killed in the fallout, the women of Amarra devised a blunt solution to the shortage of men: if you want a husband, you go take one from somewhere else.
Olerra is a warrior princess with her eye on the throne. To outmaneuver her treacherous cousin and secure her claim, she doesn't just need any husband — she needs the best one available. The second-born prince of Amarra's greatest enemy fits the bill perfectly. He's handsome, widely regarded as sweet-tempered, and controllable. At least, that's the plan.
What she actually gets is Sanos — heir to the Kingdom of Brutus, trained to fight and lead, and absolutely not the biddable younger prince she thought she was kidnapping. He ended up in her clutches only because of a drunken prank gone wrong, and now he's trapped in a foreign palace being told he belongs to someone else.
Sanos has spent his whole life under his father's overbearing rule, with every step of his future already mapped out. A society run by women strikes him as an affront. Escaping before anyone discovers his true identity is the only logical move. The problem is that the longer he stays, the more complicated his certainty becomes — especially when it comes to Olerra herself.
Olerra isn't looking for a partner. She's looking for a strategic advantage. But the man in her custody is nothing like the docile prince she bargained for, and ignoring that fact is getting harder by the day.
Two people from enemy kingdoms, one built on deeply mismatched assumptions, with a throne and a secret standing between them.
"Equally brutal, hot, and provocative." — C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Captive Prince
Series Information
Series Name: Wrath and Fury
Series Reading Order
This series is best read in publication order.
Book 1 - What Fury Brings
Book 2 - How Rage Burns
Reviews and Author Praise
"Equally brutal, hot, and provocative."
— C.S. Pacat, New York Times Bestselling author of Captive Prince
"Against all odds, a tentative mutual respect develops between these two wonderfully realized characters, leading to a believable and erotic romance...[Levenseller] brings plenty of comedy to the role-reversal. This is sure to be a hit."
— Publisher's Weekly
"This was a delicious, sexy read and a wicked ode to feminine rage. Tricia Levenseller delivers a story with a powerful female lead, magnetic chemistry, and lush worldbuilding!"
— Laura Thalassa, USA Today bestselling author of Pestilence
"A delicious fantasy full of tension, treachery, and highly addictive romance."
— Stephanie Garber, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval, on The Darkness Within Us
Topics and Key Themes
Narrative Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Slow Burn
He Falls First
Secret Royal
Key Themes
Reversed power dynamics — in Amarra, men are taken, not given, flipping every expected rule.
Identity under captivity — a misidentified prince hides who he is while a kingdom watches.
Strategic marriage versus real desire — a throne-hungry princess finds her pawn won't stay passive.
Patriarchy in reverse — a warrior raised under male rule confronts a world women already won.
Certainty dismantled by closeness — the longer enemies share space, the less their convictions hold.
Who is this book for?
Primary Genre: Dark Romantasy
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5: Very Spicy
Turning up the heat! Multiple steamy scenes with clear, descriptive detail and strong chemistry. Romance and spice share the spotlight here.
Fans of Raven Kennedy's The Plated Prisoner series will enjoy the fierce matriarchal world-building, enemies-to-lovers tension, and darkly empowering heroine at the heart of this steamy adult romantasy debut.
About the Author
Tricia Levenseller is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Darkness Within Us and several other YA romantasy novels, including Daughter of the Pirate King. Tricia grew up in Oregon, where she spent her childhood climbing trees and playing make believe. She now lives in Utah with her bossy dog, Rosy, where she writes full time. When she’s not writing or reading, Tricia enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing video games, and finding tasty restaurants to frequent. What Fury Brings is her debut novel for adults.
Similar Authors
Sarah J. Maas, Raven Kennedy, Nisha J. Tuli
Reader FAQs
It leans heavily toward romance. The matriarchal world-building provides a distinctive backdrop, but the central focus is the charged dynamic between Olerra and Sanos — their power struggle, slow-burn tension, and shifting convictions as enemies forced into proximity.
Both feature enemies-to-lovers tension and a fierce heroine in a fantasy setting. What Fury Brings distinguishes itself with a reversed power dynamic — men are kidnapped, not women — and a more contained political scope than the sprawling world-building typical of Maas.
It is written for adult readers. The book carries a spice level of 4 out of 5 and deals with themes of captivity, political manipulation, and power. It is not recommended for younger or young adult audiences.
The book contains explicit sexual content, themes of captivity and forced marriage, and depictions of political violence. Readers sensitive to power-imbalance dynamics in romantic relationships should be aware that those tensions are central to the story's premise.
The romance is a slow burn — the enemies-to-lovers dynamic develops gradually as shared proximity erodes both characters' certainties. The plot itself maintains momentum through political intrigue and the sustained tension of Sanos concealing his true identity.
Info
ISBN: 9781250379375
Published Date: September 23, 2025
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Language: English
Page Count: 351
Size: 9.25" l x 6.25" w x 1.00" h
Category
Fiction