Queen Saskia is a witch with magical powers galore, which she employs to keep her subjects free from invasion by the neighboring empire. Her efforts and magic take a lot of her time and concentration, so she's not able to do things like plan annual festivals and organize her vast library of spellbooks. So when a so-called "dark wizard" arrives at her door, she assumes he's applying to become the new librarian and hires him on the spot — even though he's actually an imperial archduke seeking refuge from those who would claim his throne on his own and has zero magical training. Calling himself "Fabian" and wearing a mask at all times, the archduke happily takes on the library organization task, and ends up falling for this witch queen that he was long taught to fear, while Saskia can't help her attraction to the mysterious masked librarian.
I always have issues with romance novels where one of the main characters is flat-out lying about who they are, and that definitely bugged me here. (I get why "Fabian" was so reluctant to accurately identify himself, but still.) The backstories for these characters were intriguing though I wish there'd been a bit more to them, and I also had a minor quibble with some dubious consent toward the end of the book. However, the supporting characters and worldbuilding were fantastic, so it may be worth checking out the rest of this series when it shows up.
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