fantasy

Saving the King, by Leilani Love

A tale of loyalty, love, evil and magic that will warm your heart.

After being spurned by the King in favor of the Queen, Morgana curses the unborn baby.

Katrina is a lady in waiting to her friend, now Queen. Katrina’s friend makes her swear to protect her baby, and just moments after he is born she is handed the baby and the chase begins. First, she goes to see Merlin and find the King with him, both make her promise to protect the baby, named Arthur. It’s not going to be an easy promise to keep, as Katrina soon finds. Alone and pursued by strange men, she flees through the snow.

Brian and his wolves see a woman being attacked and they intervene. Brian brings the nearly frozen woman, and the baby he finds tucked into a bag, back to his home.

So begins Saving the King by Leilani Love (Book 1 in the King’s Tale series). I really enjoyed the book and read it in one sitting. I just couldn’t put it down. The exciting beginning, mellow middle, and exciting ending left me anxious for the next part of the series.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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Nightblade, by Garrett Robinson

Nightblade is a wonderful, mad adventure that begins with Loren, a 15 year old girl who dreams of release from her abusive parents. Escaping into fantasy, she becomes Nightblade, wandering the world in a black cloak with a dagger at her side, stealing from the rich and righting wrongs. Then, her opportunity comes when she spots someone fleeing through the forest.

As Loren runs away from home, she has only her wits, swagger and a mysterious dagger to help her navigate her first adventures in the city. The story moves at a whirlwind pace as Loren makes friends and enemies and she tries to become Nightblade.

Nightblade is Book 1 of the Nightblade Epic and part of the Underrealm Saga

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The Seekers, by Cait Ashwood

I was intrigued by the description for The Seekers by Cait Ashwood, and extremely pleased by the novel. The fantasy-magical setting is unique and the plot kept me guessing. I couldn’t predict what was going to happen and was glued to the story as it wound its way through changing alliances and betrayals until the cliffhanger ending.

To briefly summarize, Audrey feels adrift after her husband’s death. A stranger offers her a chance at adventure, an almost unbelievable one, but she has no ties and if she’s ever going to take a chance and break out of her routine, this feels like the time. The Stranger, called the Hound, is a seeker who spends his life looking for women who have the special potential to save his people from starvation. Such a calling may be just what Audrey’s been looking for, if she has the courage to take it.

The Seekers, is Book 1 of the Order of the Lily.  I can’t say more, the next book is out there somewhere, I’ve got to get to it!

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