War is coming. Insurrection brews. But royal prioress Aynu Eckme keeps out of politics. To her, only the temple counts.
Aynu is relieved with her recent hire of Rhori Tidryn, a former prizefighter. He’s humble, competent, tough. Just the man to ensure her safety in such troubled times!
It matters not that he stirs something peculiar in her. Something improper and beautiful...
An insurgent by night, Rhori loves his new job as Prioress Eckme’s steward. Even the worst part—drinking a foul goo every week to suppress his baser needs.
Rhori would do anything for the prioress.
When he takes the vow of devotion, he’s prepared to serve her for the rest of his life. He’d die for her without blinking an eyelid. It would be easy, given how much he worships her already.
The problem is, he worships her in all the wrong ways. AMAZON 4 STARS
I've been waiting for this book hoping to see many of the situations get resolved. It was also good to re-visit with some of the other people in the story that I had read about in previous books. It might be a plus for a person new to the series to read the previous books. But it was helpful though that the author included a list of characters and who they are. It also includes an explanation of all the worlds and cultures which also helped. Especially since the world building was out of this world. Pun intended.
The friendship/ attraction between Aynu and
Rhori develops nicely amidst some stumbling around on their parts. Which seems perfectly normal considering the restrictions that they faced. The "Goo" never stood a chance. You'll have to read the story because that is all I'm going to say about that.
I liked how the story ended although there will be violence. Let's face it, we're talking about evil and also some scenes of war. But it didn't feel like it was overdone either.
Everything gets taken care of in this book, evil overcome. Except I did notice that one person was not dealt with yet. I'm thinking that person MIGHT get their story in a different planet named story. I hope so. I didn't want one person to escape justice and it sounded like they had more plans for evil.
On a final note, what a great picture on this eBook cover. Those startling blue eyes really grab the attention.
" I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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