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Date read: November 12, 2023
The Dead Lands
1. The Midwinter Mail-Order Bride
2. The Midnight Bride
3. Pretty Bride
4. Evil Twin
5. The Midsummer Bride - Paperback | Kindle
6. The Harvest Bride
7. The Stoneheart Bride
Kati Wilde
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
A Barbarian Who Must LieThoughts on The Midsummer Bride: No lie, Warrick and Elina don't meet under the best circumstances. He's been imprisoned and is soon to be put to death, she's living on borrowed time and is resigned to doing whatever needs to be done to help her kingdom. That said, despite the terrible position Elina's in, she's VERY ready to be Warrick's bride.
When a prideful queen comes to his prison cell with an unbelievable proposal of marriage, Warrick of the Dead Lands is quick to accept, but not merely to secure his freedom. Because he recognizes the powerful jewels the queen wears — jewels pilfered from the temple of a goddess, who unleashed her wrath upon a kingdom. His plan? Pretend to go along with Queen Elina until he can steal the jewels back, then use them to lift the goddess’s curse.
Except the queen isn’t who Warrick assumes she is at first glance, and his deception might cost him everything…
A Queen Who Must Die
Betrayed by everyone she’s ever loved, trusting no one, Elina has spent years searching for the warrior prophesied to overthrow the sorcerer who stole her throne … and Warrick is the one warrior she’s found whose description matches the prophecy. She doesn’t want to marry a barbarian, but she’s running out of time — the sickness ravaging her body means she’ll be dead long before she sees home. Only the enchanted jewels she wears give her the strength to continue on … and her new husband’s touch offers the only pleasure she’s ever known.
But after a life spent running from those who betrayed her, Elina doesn't know whether to trust Warrick with her kingdom ... or her heart.
Once they seal the deal, things are happening. Then the betrayals surrounding her are uncovered and each one strikes Elina harder than the one before. It starts with Warrick and his little lie about not understanding her language. It snowballs from there and soon Warrick and Elina are setting out on their own to right a wrong that should never have been allowed to happen.
It takes one last betrayal/misunderstanding to put Elina and Warrick on the path to reclaim her kingdom and BOY does that last one hurt her in the worst way. It also teaches her a lesson she puts to good use later.
An enlightening bath, a queen who is the opposite of what Warrick initially believes, a vigorous wedding night, a curse that's waiting to be broken, a misunderstanding that almost ruins them both, a barbarian who refuses to give up on his lady, and a lady who fights hard for the things she believes in. These two had a bumpy road, but they got where they needed to be. *thumbs up*
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