The Kingmaker
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
He walked away from a billion-dollar empire. She’s fighting to reclaim what his family helped destroy.
Falling in love was never part of the plan.
Discover the sweeping, slow-burn All the King’s Men duet from New York Times bestseller and RITA Award Winner Kennedy Ryan, where two fierce hearts clash in a battle of power, legacy, and longing.
Maxim Cade has money, influence, and power in the oil industry—but he turns his back on it all. When he meets Lennix Hunter, an Indigenous activist risking everything for her land, their worlds collide with breathtaking intensity.
Torn between passion and loyalty, Lennix and Maxim find themselves bound by a forbidden connection neither time nor distance can sever. With lyrical prose and emotional ferocity, The Kingmaker explores what it means to choose justice over comfort, love over safety, and purpose over privilege.
If you crave forbidden love, unforgettable heroines, and romance that leaves a mark, Kennedy Ryan delivers a story reviewers call “dazzling,” “unflinching,” “powerful,” and “a soaring masterpiece.”
Customer Reviews
Passionate, Enduring & Compelling
This is my first Kennedy Ryan book. I never imagined time travelling across so many countries (The United States, The Netherlands and Antarctica!!), the rollercoaster of emotions and cheering on one of the most well-rounded pairings I have ever encountered. Let me introduce you to Lennix Moon Hunter & Maxim Kingsman Cade. Kennedy Ryan presents an instant attraction, but this evolves organically and passionately over the time gaps infused throughout the book (a big yay for me, given the plot). Lennix Moon Hunter gives some serious Olivia Pope energy. Fans of Scandal will relate to this passionate, driven woman with hidden vulnerabilities, trauma and pain she bears as an Indigenous woman. Maxim Cade is one of my favourite characters who is relentless, patient, ambitious and innovative. Maxim and Lennix find themselves on the opposite when success, riches, struggles, and resistance are evaluated; however, they have core similarities in providing solutions and better outcomes for the future. The author is ambitious, as multiple social, Indigenous and environmental issues are touched upon and lays the stage for a compelling, educative and inspirational plot. The ending caught me off-guard as I thought it was a stand-alone and extensively went through denial. I was so happy when I realised there is a book two, and I look forward to digging in. The stakes couldn't be graver!
Thank you, NetGalley & SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books, for giving me an ARC. This honest review is left voluntarily.