You have to bow to THE KING

Hi, book buddies :-) What a treasure I bring you today. It's an intense, heart-racing novella by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and it's blown my mind! Get ready for...

MY OPINION

Impressive. Just impressive. I was not expecting such gut-wrenching drama and tension.

The Fae, New Orleans, and one woman in the middle of chaos and evil.

After The Prince, I was really pumped for Brighton’s story of revenge and forbidden love. A curvy lady with a tortured past, she’s still looking for her mother’s murderer in this very much sought after continuation.  

Caden is now the King, and he’s still infuriating, protective, elusive and downright tempting. I relished their confrontations, their incredible chemistry. I agonized over his obvious feelings for her while he pushed her away because of his Fae status. 

Brighton is a fighter here, so brave and resilient, and I was really in awe of her when danger engulfs the plot. These chapters with her withstanding such a battle of wills and endurance was painful and awesome in ways you can’t imagine. Supernatural or not, this story pulses with intensity both emotional and life-changing. 

The romance is exquisite in its forbidden nature, the stakes are high in paranormal politics, and the cliffhanger is mortal!

We are beyond excited to be sharing this release 

from Jennifer L. Armentrout with you today! 

THE KING is part of the Wicked series and it is releasing as part of 1001 Dark Nights. It just went live! 

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About THE KING:

From #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next installment in her Wicked series. As Caden and Brighton's attraction grows despite the odds stacked against a happily ever after, they must work together to stop an Ancient fae from releasing the Queen, who wants nothing more than to see Caden become the evil Prince once feared by fae and mortals alike.

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About JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT:

# 1 New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.  

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I hope you love it as much as I did. It's awesome :-D

Long live The Queen

Indeed, the queen who writes beautiful dark romances should be immortal. I'm in love with Skye Warren's books 😍

The Queen

Series: The Masterpiece Duet #2

Author: Skye Warren

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: September 19, 2017

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I have one chance at a new life. A college education. A future outside of Tanglewood's dark walls. For a breathless moment it seems like I might actually escape.

Then I get a phone call from home.

Damon Scott is my own personal dragon, the fight I've always lost, the secret hope of my heart. And he needs my help right now. Only my mind can solve the puzzle. Only my presence can keep him sane as the city fights against him.

Only my heart can unlock a man with such a tragic past.

This is my final gamble, with everything at stake. One last game to win a future for both of us.

And a love strong enough to break the city apart.

THE QUEEN is the final novel in the bestselling Masterpiece duet, about a game of lies and loyalty, of betrayal and power, and ascension to the city's throne.

MY OPINION

A beauty to read. This author's writing style is infused with lyrical emotion, ant it always captivates me.

The Queen is the stunning conclusion to the King/Queen duology. Years have separated the star-crossed platonic lovers, but nothing has disturbed the magnetic link between Penny and Damon. He is still as dark and dangerous as ever, she is still as vulnerable and addicted as before pain marked her. I marvel at Penny's brilliant mind that she puts to great use, though life still poses a puzzle that maths never did. Insidious secrets threaten the very few things that matter to her and tangle her path with the only man who makes her heart tremble with impossible dreams of love and desire.

The tension between them is like a wild animal, all flesh and hidden claws and acute understanding of their wounds that leave you breathless. This man is really hard on himself and his protégée, keeping both of them on the edge of denial and ownership. I loved the story as it's brimming with mystery, bloody psychopaths, intense sensuality and two tortured souls that barely gain their deserved paradise.

I got a bit confused about something related to what Penny knew about Jonathan Scott's situation after book 1. I'd have preferred a longer ending that rewarded the main characters after so many trials, and I also think what happend to Avery would have been brutal and fantastic to actually see it happen. Even though Damon was really stubborn, the relationship was achingly perfect. The Den, Gabriel and Avery, Damon and Penny, all make a magnificent chess game that I will cherish in my memory.

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I flinch, glad he can’t see me across two thousand miles. Even working in the kitchens most nights only covers my food, my textbooks. Not the tuition bill. “You’re the one who wanted him to work for you. You’re the one who made him the stake in our last game.”

“And you’re the one who lost,” he says lightly.

“Do you know where he is?”

“Of course. Like you said, he works for me. I would be a careless employer if I let my men go wandering off, gambling and racking up debt and questioning their loyalty to me.”

A shiver runs through me. “Then where is he?”

“He’s a grown-up, Penny. Like you are now. He’s responsible for himself. You only need to worry about your studies. I’m sure Algebraic Topology is taking up plenty of your focus.”

It’s one of my courses this semester. How does he know that?

“Stop playing with me.”

“Why should I?” he says with a soft laugh. “It’s so much fun.”

Frustration stings my eyes, hot and damp. I look up at the wide-open sky, willing myself not to cry. There are a million stars visible here, most of the land owned by Smith College or one of the other campuses. So much land, so much pride. There aren’t buildings climbing on top of other buildings, as if they might sink into the concrete ground if they don’t. There aren’t glass towers reaching to an endless black sky.

“I’m never coming back,” I say abruptly.

His laugh falls silent. “I know.”

“I hate it there. I hate Tanglewood and being powerless. And most of all I hate you.”

The last part is a lie, because I don’t hate him. I’m drawn to him; I’m repelled by him. It’s far too complex a relationship, an equation I’ve never been able to write. It makes me wonder if I’m lying about the other parts—if maybe some twisted part of me misses home.

If some twisted part of me misses being powerless, too.

“Ah, Penny,” he says, sounding infinitely weary. “I hate you too.”

The words shock me, but the hurt inside shocks me more. He shouldn’t be able to wound me. Three years away from home, growing up, growing strong. It should have been enough armor to protect against anything he could say to me. But the arrow sinks deep, proving that I’ll never be able to escape him.

“What did I do to you?” I ask, quiet, in a voice like I’m six years old again. Like I’m speaking to the wild boy I found by the lake, one I lured into my trailer like a wolf.

He answers the same way, a surly teenage boy, fierce and vulnerable at once. “You made me care. You made me want, when I needed to leave. You made me feel, when I would have preferred to die. You brought me back to life.”

And I condemned him to torture. That’s what happened when he sacrificed himself so that I could stay safe. Two children with so few choices. “I’m sorry,” I whisper.

“Don’t worry. I got my revenge, after all.”

My blood runs cold, almost subzero at the words. There’s only one person left in my sad little family. One person he could hurt. “Did you hurt him?”

“By giving him a job when he couldn’t hold one down? By paying him enough that his daughter could escape the city, could go to a fancy college instead of becoming a corner-store whore? Yes, I’ve been horrible to him. A monster.”

“Then why isn’t he answering his phone?”

In the pause I can picture him in a three-piece suit, reclining in one of his ridiculously expensive leather chairs. Some amber liquid in a crystal-cut glass. “Don’t come back,” he says, his voice grim. “You made it out of here. Let that be enough.”

A soft click ends the connection, leaving me bereft.

And more worried than before.

Something is happening in Tanglewood, something bad enough for my father not to call, something horrible enough that even Damon Scott has warned me away. I look up at the infinite stars, but they’re dimmer than before. The whole world muted. It wasn’t a new life that I found so far from home. It was a long dream, and now I’m painfully awake.

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 About the mastermind

Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat. 

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Hail to the King

I can't imagine a greater bookish pleasure than reading something written by Skye Warren. 

My friends, The King is here.

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The highest stakes... My father gambles every night, falling deeper and deeper into debt. When he hits the bottom, he places a new bet: his daughter. I'm his entry bet to the biggest underground poker game. Every kind of danger circles the velvet-covered table, but only one man makes me tremble. A trailer park princess. The son of a criminal king. We don't belong together, but I'm caught in a twisted game. His eyes meet mine with dark promise. And when he puts down his cards, I know I'm going to lose more than my body. I'm going to lose everything. * * * * * THE KING is the first book in the new Masterpiece duet about risking your heart and finding yourself. It's a spin-off from the USA Today bestselling trilogy but can be read separately.

MY OPINION

Dark poetry. One of the aspects I care for most is this author's intricate, subtle sensibility in her writing. Words that touch deep and resonate with so much knowledge of the pain a heart can harbour in silence. I feel every word as if it reflects who I am even though I couldn't dream of expressing it in any way similar to her talent.

This is a very dark story. Penny is a victim of an atrocious crime which contrasts vividly with her tender heart and sharp wit. So young in the face of two evils, one of which is a man who can be both saviour and trigger of bad things. I suffered along with her, but I also admire her resilience, her loyalty to her lost father, her heroic spark of life. The dialogues and scenes with Damon Scott pulse with a tense, sensual beat despite their impossible bond. If Gabriel Miller was hard on Avery (The Pawn), Damon is just a demon, cold and taunting.

The relationship is so complex that it hovers between risk and an epiphany. I loved how the plot mingled with that of The Endgame series. The first part of this duet is taut with very dark deeds, life-changing gambling, and the most tortured man who cannot love a woman for fear of destroying her. I'm really clawing at the walls with need to read the second part. 

The Queen is going to be one hell of a comeback on Penny's part. I hope she wins her freedom , her deserved dignity, and the man she can and must save. Skye, you're my writing goddess!

 

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ABOUT THE MATERMIND

Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat. 

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Before The King comes, meet the Prince

My book buddies, THE KING is almost upon us, but in the meantime...

meet him as THE PRINCE. It's free and totally worth it.

And then, soon, we will be honoured with THE KING.

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THE KING is a spin-off novel of the USA Today bestselling Endgame series about Damon Scott.

The highest stakes…

My father gambles every night, falling deeper and deeper into debt. And when he’s lost everything, he places a new bet—his daughter. I’m his entry bet to the biggest underground poker game.

The players are politicians and mafia men, every kind of danger around a velvet-covered table. But it’s only one man who makes me shake.

The man I once thought I loved.

The man who betrayed me.

His eyes meet mine with dark promise. And when he puts down his money, I know I’m going to lose more than my body. I’m going to lose everything.

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Penny doesn't dream about a prince coming to save her from the trailer park. She knows better than that.

And the boy she finds hiding in the woods out back is too wild and dangerous to trust. But he may be her only chance at survival.

From New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren comes an emotional new spin-off series. THE PRINCE is a 13,000-word prologue to the new Masterpiece duet.

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I'm so excited!! :-D