The truth is…
the truth is that I am the villain.
the truth is that I am the villain.
The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
The Bridge Kingdom, book one
ebook, 354 pages
Published August 1, 2024
Paperback, 448 pages
ISBN 9780593975183
The iconic Bridge Kingdom series begins: a sweeping, sizzling fantasy romance filled with political intrigue and passionate love, from the New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood.
A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she'll be the one to bring him to his knees.
The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland. So when she's sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king.
Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she's the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she'll save... and which kingdom she'll destroy.
Daughters of the king of Maridrina.
A dozen half sisters. Including Lara.
One chosen to wed the prince of Ithicana and become its queen.
They’ve spent the entirety of their twenty years of life kept in solitude in a desert palace, training in strategy and combat. Molded to be their father’s spy and blade.
The day has come and the girls have gathered together one final time to what would become of the rest of them once their chosen Twitter becomes queen. What other alliances would they marry for. What advisers would their father gift them to as wives.
But Lara is different from her sisters. She is cunning and calculating.
She knows her father has no ambitions for any of them other than the crown. And she knows he favors Marylyn.
So here I am, reading the words, forming the pictures, and anticipating dear pink-hating Lara is going to run. She’s going to flee and find herself an adventure.
No.
Not quite.
Lara just poisoned them all. My jaw fell… just has one of their heads dropped into her bowl of soup.
And yes, I did applaud.
4 out of 5 stars.
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