There's
a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion
against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead. Now the
women of Amarra must obtain their husbands (should they want one) by
kidnapping them from other kingdoms.
Olerra, a warrior princess
vying for the throne, is determined to prove her worth by kidnapping a
husband. And not just any husband. To outmaneuver her treacherous
cousin, she needs the best. Fortunately, the second-born prince
of their greatest enemy is widely known for both his looks and his
sweet, docile temperament. He's the perfect choice to secure her claim
to the throne.
Sanos, heir to the Kingdom of Brutus, has nothing
but contempt for the idea of a society run by women. Trained from birth
to fight, lead, and follow in his father's overbearing footsteps, his
path has always been set. Until he takes his younger brother's place in a
drunken prank and finds himself kidnapped, carted off to the Amarran
Palace, and informed that he is to become the husband of Queen Potential
Olerra. Sanos needs to escape before anyone learns his real identity,
but the more he gets to know his captor, the less sure he is of what he
truly wants.
A Note From the Publisher
Please note that this is an adult romantasy and contains scenes
of graphic sexual content, graphic language, and graphic violence. See
the author's note linked below for full list of potential trigger
warnings.
MY REVIEW NOTES-
I smiled at the dedication at the front of the book. I am glad that it came with Trigger Warnings.
But I also liked that the author said she was flipping the script on men who tried to make her Less. She also mentioned in the intro that it was her fury that started the whole book. Very interesting ! There is also a chart with Amarran Terminology in the front of the book too.
This was an astoundingly great book ! Yes, there was one deserved but gruesome scene that made me wince but the rest of the story was great ! Even with all the WEIRD sexes and couplings that are not something that I usually read. The tension between Olerra, a warrior princess vying for the throne and the kidnapped Prince Sanos was off the charts awesome ! I loved how the author admitted in the intro about a lot of her rage was worked out through this very book. Rage at being made invisible, to look less than, to be underpaid for great books just because of her gender. Being a woman I totally got it and it came through in this book. In the beginning they each had utter contempt for each other and their respective kingdoms. It made me wonder how on earth that would ever work out without either one of them getting killed? And at times its a close one because both of them had enemies in the her compound. Sanos was fighting hard his attraction to Olerra and she just wanted to break him to show her power and become the head of the kingdom to bring about good change. I hated her cousin who turned out to be evil more evil than originally thought. Olerra was well aware that her cousin wanted to kill her, but still this was her cousin who once loved her ! Their Queen was in Olerra's corner but there was only so much that she could do for her.
There is tenderness in this story, and near deaths, sacrifices that are painful but also life changing.
The ending was Spectacular and VERY satisfying. I would read it again !
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