Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis – Review

Published: January 27, 2026

Publisher: Bramble

Series: Queens of Villainy #2

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Pages: 304 (Kindle)

My Rating: 4 Stars

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis:
Stephanie Burgis delivers another irreverent, sparkling, and sexy installment in the Queens of Villainy, where a seductive fae queen meets her unexpected match in the enemy empire’s valiant general.

Queen Lorelei is a notorious fae seductress, with a trail of broken hearts in her wake. But behind her glamorous lifestyle and sparkling mask lurks a dangerously intelligent woman who’d do anything to keep her people safe, including kidnap the empire’s most famous hero.

The virtuous high general Gerard de Moireul represents all that is moral and true. He has to, after his parents were executed for treason. The last thing he needs is the Queen of Balravia, who showers glitter and rainbow-colored sparkles everywhere she goes without the slightest regard for good taste, decorum, or royal dignity.

They’re opposites in every way, but when they’re swept up together in a grand–and deadly–fae tournament, they discover all of each other’s most hidden truths–and how perfectly they might be suited for each other after all.

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Stephanie Burgis has completed another solid entry into her Queens of Villainy romantasy series. Enchanting the Fae Queen follows the glittering, effervescent Queen Lorelei of Balravia. The half-fae queen is renowned for her scandalous romantic history, taking numerous brief lovers but seeming to never give her heart truly away. She’s spent the last seven years tormenting the handsome General Gerard de Moireul of the Serafin Empire at every party, political meeting, and most recently at the border with Kitvaria where she and her two allies stopped the Serafin armies. 

The last thing Gerard de Moireul expects is to be kidnapped by Queen Lorelei and then whisked away into the fae realm where she enters them into a competition where he must fight by her side. It seems mad that she would trust and rely upon him, but he finds that his honor will allow nothing less than that. As the competition proceeds, the pair cannot hold back the feelings that have been growing between them for the last seven years. Lorelei proves to be wickedly competent and that she is far more than the vapid socialite persona she portrays to the world. Gerard is exactly the honorable man he portrays and when confronted with the fact that his emperor wants to purge the lands of non-human citizens, he acts. 

The competition aspect of Enchanting the Fae Queen was very fun and while it was certainly a central part of the story it didn’t overtake what this book is ultimately about – the growing feelings between Lorelei and Gerard. These two are so much FUN! Both hate the thought of letting someone truly know them thanks to past familial traumas and they find themselves suffering the mortifying ordeal of being known anyway. There’s plenty of external conflict to keep the pace moving and the stakes somewhat high, plus there are plenty of cameos from our other two witch queens. I think my favorite part of any romance story, especially when one or both parties are reluctant to admit feelings, is when they a) realize it themselves and/or b) admit it out loud to the other person! Like yes, you are in love and have finally admitted it!! It makes me so happy every time.

Overall, this was such a charming love story with a serious plot layered beneath that kept it from getting too low stakes or meaningless. The sexy scenes aren’t super prolific because thankfully there IS a plot and there is actual build up between the characters. I’m so over insta-love, or at least instant gratification of lust. I’m very excited to check out the final book, Melting the Ice Queen.