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We start our tale with a princess who is being forced into an arranged marriage to connect her distant fathers kingdom to another to join them in strength against a common foe. There are several problems with this normal plan for the monarchy. First the princess has never seen this royal, second she wants to fall in love before she marries, third she wants to be a normal girl with out these huge responsibilities and sacrifices. Her father is aloof, her mother does as her father wishes, her duty and expected her daughter to so the same. She takes a chance and runs, runs far and runs smart. She finds her happy place and labors with joy till two men come to town and everything changes. One is hired to kill her, one only wants to know who she is. She will face heartbreak many times. She will face her fate and lose more than she can bear, then she will head into the abyss.
The men are trained, skilled in deadly arts, and have treacherous tongues. Both circle her, waiting for an opening, while building her trust. There is more happening then any of them expected. (There is also more than I the reader expected, Boy, did the author get me good.) Friendship and perhaps even love may be growing, or it it all a deception ? Both men are excellent actors, and when the time comes for the truth, hold on to your seat it’s a slam bam.
The world is filled with mistrusts, miscommunications, assumptions, power struggle games and the players move their pieces with ferocity. Back stabbing royal game play, assassins, territory struggles and bigotry are in action. Cross country travels and death deifying feats, then throw in some magical ways and you have one great fantasy.
I loved this book, loved the characters, loved the pacing the visual way it was written. I was left cringing when I finished, I needed the next book, needed ! Yes, there is a cliffhanger, and boy what a hanger it is !
I loved this adventurous tale, with it’s beautiful lyrical quality, well developed world, characters and it’s breathtaking adventures. The pacing was perfect nothing rushed, nor thrown in to make it sell. I was easily lost in this world I was there with them, living through their trials This is what good writing is.