The way he demeaned her was downright insulting to me and that was the only bitter part in this book that I could find. I've always loved reading romance, and something about those jealous, possessive, alpha males just always got my heart racing. In this atmospheric Portuguese historical fantasy, Princess Yzabel’s got a serious problem: Her country is plagued by famine and she can’t stop wasting food. What saved the whole story is the fact that there are two pretty big twists in it that I didn’t see coming and loved. In the first installment of USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell's Sinful Brides series, a bookkeeper-turned-lady takes a gamble on a man she never meant to fall for.

If you purchase anything listed here, the author will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.She lies, tricks, manipulates and then puts on this whole woe-is-me hate myself act to get pity, but continues to lie and keep secrets. The way the 'perfect' Smooth Skins treated the flawed one of their own kind, and the Monstrous struggling to survive outside the dome. Made readers’ cry, laugh, happy and excited readers got the chills so many times toward the end of this book.

A fantasy romance author myself, there's something comforting about seeing my favorite fairy tales retold in new ways. Yes, it was originally a lie so that Gem could gather information to help his own people, but it turned into some of the most character-building scenes that tied the whole story together in a rose-shaped bow.The women you’ll meet in these tales take the future into their own hands, regardless of the challenges. I was the chosen tool, her sharpened blade that would cut the deepest into the heart of the Kingdom of Baist. The world-building is so fully fleshed out and amazing that it’s almost as if author traveled to such a place, escaped from it, and then just wrote it all down.

Celtic Mythology is the theme for this six standalone novel collection that tops out at over 600 hundred pages!I have a passion for fairy tale stories especially ones for adults because they are often the first stories we learned as kids. As I trace my finger over the rough, cracked wood of the rook that sits atop my desk in these late evening hours.

Now that her sister was dead and she was the one who killed her , there was no removing her guilt ridden state. That isn't to say that this book is all sweetness, there are most definitely moments that had me seething with anger.

Let’s be honest, whatever the fuck the reasons are, once something like this is out in the open, anyone in decent mind would simply walk away. Once upon a time, I would have gladly let myself be destroyed by you and counted it as a blessing, but now I want absolutely nothing to do with your martyrdom. His family was high up in society, but who was her family that was so important for the two to come together? This exceptionally well-written novel is all about suspense, thrill and drama, including the relationships between generations and what happens between long-standing friends.