The Edge of the Blade
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
A fling with a prince forces a headstrong guard out of her comfort zone—and kingdom—in this fantasy romance by the author of The Pages of The Mind.
Jepp has been the heart of the queen’s elite guard, her Hawks, since long before war split her homeland. But the ease and grace that come to her naturally in fighting leathers disappears when battles turn to politics. When a scouting party arrives from far-away Dasnaria, bearing veiled threats and subtle bluffs, Jepp is happy to let her queen puzzle them out while she samples the pleasures of their prince’s bed.
But the cultural norms allow that a Dasnarian woman may be wife or bed-slave, never her own leader—and Jepp’s light use of Prince Kral has sparked a diplomatic crisis. Banished from court, she soon becomes the only envoy to Kral’s strange and dangerous country, with little to rely on but her wits, her knives—and the smolder of anger and attraction that burns between her and the prince . . .
Perfect for Game of Thrones fans looking for more romance.
Praise for The Edge of the Blade
“A wonderful fantasy with tons of action, adventure, and heart. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time flipping through the pages to find out what was going to happen next!... This was a great novel that I absolutely recommend.” —Night Owl Reviews
“The sparring between Jepp, formerly of the High Queen’s guard and Prince Kral of Dasnaria, brings to mind Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile.” —Heroes and Heartbreakers
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Kennedy's second Uncharted Realms fantasy romance (after The Pages of the Mind), warrior Jepp struggles with her new diplomatic assignment to patriarchal Dasnaria while fighting her attraction to powerful Dasnarian general Kral. He insists that their recent one-night stand gives him rights over her; Jepp vehemently disagrees. As they battle through desperate encounters with vicious magical creatures, however, bantering and sexual play gradually bring Jepp and Kral closer emotionally. Kral is confined by an unconsummated royal marriage, and Jepp fears that their cultural conflicts mean they have no future together. After an exceedingly long trip to Dasnaria, the two are separated and Jepp's mission takes center stage. Jepp connects with Dasnarian women, both servants and royalty, who help her out, but she needs to be reunited with Kral to succeed against overwhelming odds and new challenges. Kral is a boring avatar of his oppressively sexist culture, and his eventual changes of heart are unconvincing; Jepp is much more interesting and well-developed. Satisfying quantities of action spur the plot forward, creating new conflicts for future volumes.
