eARC PROVIDED BY VICTORY EDITING NETGALLEY CO-OP
UK RELEASE DATE – 12 JUNE 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
❤️🔥Open Door romance (18+)
❤️ Romantasy Fiction
🌶️ Spice & More Spice
❗Trigger warnings1
Fantasy Friday
“You write steamy romance, he writes bittersweet poetry. You’re a match made in heaven.”
A romantasy story that goes between soft, sweet moments to spice and more spice.
So, I had lots of fun reading this story! I wasn’t completely sure what to expect when starting, but I knew that I loved the premise and overall I was a sucker for Edwina, William and their relationship. The characters were funny and I enjoyed their contrasting personalities – the side characters added a lot to the shape and movement to the story and I really enjoyed their inclusion in the story. The characters were the shining aspect of the whole story, the movement and the easy flow of the book was due to the ease of their dynamics on paper.
The romance was the main and, really, the sole focus of the story (which is something you should be aware of if you are interested in reading). Whilst I would have loved more scenes involving the book tour, I think it was more out of the desire for more scenes with Edwina and William’s battling dynamics. All the scenes with them had the fun of their battling wit, rising tensions, and the evolution into pining romantic angst. However, I did enjoy the glimpses into the Fae world that the readers were given. The descriptions were inviting and they allowed the readers to become more immersed in the story.
Overall, the next pick for someone who is looking for a romantasy read, heavy with the open door romantic scenes.
Book Synopsis
They say never bargain with the fae. They also say don’t get drunk on fae wine. Yet romance author Edwina Danforth has managed a blunder with both on her first visit to the infamous faelands. Now she’s trapped in a magic-fueled bet she barely remembers with a man she’d be happier to forget. The terms? Whoever can bed the most lovers during their month-long dueling book tour wins a coveted publishing contract.
The win should be easy for Edwina. She’s known for penning scintillating tales of whirlwind romance. There’s just one problem: her imagination vastly exceeds her bedroom experience. But when failure means plummeting her career back into obscurity, losing isn’t an option.
Her handsome fae rival, William Haywood, poses an even greater challenge. Not only are his looks as aggravatingly perfect as his track record behind closed doors, but he has his own reasons for playing to win, and he won’t go down without a fight. Unless, of course, it’s a different kind of going down. In that case, he’s fair game.
Edwina and William clash in a rivalry of romance. But what happens when their objects of desire…turn out to be each other?
- slight violence ↩︎
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