Publisher: Liquid
Silver Books
Date
published: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-59578-969-3
Erotic
Romance, Fantasy
E-book
Reviewed by Helen
Obtained via
publisher
King
Toridesh’s first wife cuckolded him, so ever since then he’s made quite sure
none of his successive brides get the opportunity to do likewise. He has them
murdered right after the wedding night. Of course, this makes the citizens of
his country rather wary of letting him catch sight of their womenfolk.
Actually, his policy hasn’t been great for the country’s economy either. He thinks Issalia is going to be just another
one-night wife. She however, is determined to last a fraction longer. If she
can.
This book
starts off as many fairy tales do with the beautiful virgin poor girl catching
the eye of the wicked king.
But Issalia
has brains as well as beauty and also the ability to make friends as well as
soothe the savage king.
Ms.
DeWinters has also built an interesting world, one where her fantasy is set not
in a European-style setting of knights and castles, but in a more science
fiction style world. Not one filled with technological gadgetry, but with sand
and heat and oasis gardens like a medieval new world middle east minus the
fighting perhaps. This is most definitely intriguing, and, like her plot, a new
twist to a tried and true recipe.
Issalia is a
good mix of sweet, and innocent yet smart and determined. The perfect match for
King Toridesh’s cruel and
careless shell covering a hurt and aching soul.
A good read.
Different and engaging.
This is an objective review and not
an endorsement of this book.
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