Kingdom of Deceit (Crown of Lies, Book 3) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

This is the final installment but I want more.

I really enjoyed this book but I raced through it so quickly that it felt like it was over before it had begun. I wasn’t disappointed with the story at all, I just felt that there could have been more and I actually still want more. There is scope for it and the end did feel a little rushed. Once again, this story is packed with action, fighting, politics and a bit of sexual tension. There are non-explicit scenes of a sexual nature.

This is the third and final book in this Historical Fantasy Romance series from HP Mallory and JR Rain. The book is set in a fantasy realm in and around the Kingdom of Woodfall Gath.

Charlotte’s decision to withhold the truth from Nicolo has had some dire consequences. She finds herself on the run and on the wrong side of the Court, unable to get through to Nicolo.

Nicolo is once more under the thrall of Balduin due to their lifelong bond. He is fuelled by rage and wants vengeance. He doesn’t believe a word Charlotte says; she’s broken his heart and now she must pay.

Meanwhile, Woodfall Gath is living a nightmare. With the sadistic Balduin on the throne, nightly purges of the common folk have become routine and dissenters thrown into the dungeons to rot under torture without trial. Fear is rife. Something has to change. 

The reading order so far

Crown of Lies, Book 1 : The Man with the Violet Eyes

Crown of Lies, Book 2 : The Assassin in the Castle

Crown of Lies, Book 3 : Kingdom of Deceit

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The Assassin in the Castle (Crown of Lies, Book 2) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

This series keeps getting better.

I dropped everything else to read this book as I had enjoyed the first book so much. I wasn’t disappointed. This book was equally engrossing and I could not put it down. Yet again, it felt like it ended too soon because I was so immersed in it. There was action, fighting, politics and a lot of sexual tension. There were non-explicit scenes of a sexual nature.

This is the second book in a new Historical Fantasy Romance series from HP Mallory and JR Rain. The book is set in a fantasy realm in and around the Kingdom of Woodfall Gath.

Charlotte soon finds herself accompanying Nicolo on a personal journey outside the gath, which would give her ample opportunity to carry out her mission. However, when they leave the castle and the politics behind, she sees a new side of him and finds she is unable to do so. She’s already taken too long and assassins are now coming for her. 

Much like the Genie from Aladdin, I found myself shouting at Charlotte to tell him the truth; to explain everything, including the captive boy with the violet eyes. Much like Aladdin, Charlotte withheld the truth for too long and unsurprisingly, there were consequences to that. 

These characters are very well thought out. The worldbuilding is brilliant and the story so believable that I didn’t want it to end. I have a theory on the identity of the boy with the violet eyes but I don’t know whether to write it here in case I am right. I can’t wait for book three.

The reading order so far

Crown of Lies, Book 1 : The Man with the Violet Eyes

Crown of Lies, Book 2 : The Assassin in the Castle

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The Man With The Violet Eyes (Crown of Lies, Book 1) - Mallory Rain

Absolutely Brilliant Start To This Historical Fantasy Romance

I was glued to this book from the first page and I could not put it down. It’s one of those books that felt like it ended too soon because I was so immersed in it. There is action, fighting, political intrigue and a lot of sexual tension.

I’m not usually one for historical romances but this is not your run of the mill historical romance. The characters are well thought out. The worldbuilding is great and the story so believable that I didn’t want it to end. I can’t wait for book two.

This is the first book in a new Historical Fantasy Romance series from HP Mallory and JR Rain writing as Mallory Rain. The book is set in a fantasy realm in the Kingdom of Woodfall Gath.

Charlotte appears to be your average, everyday maid. She’s recently started working at the castle kitchens and manages to get herself in the position of serving the prince and his protector, Nicolo. Charlotte is no maid though. She’s a highly trained Guild assassin and her mark is Nicolo, a man who has spent his life as a target for assassins and who is notoriously hard to kill. She’ll have to get very close to him and gain his trust to even stand a chance.

Nicolo has something mysterious about him; more than his unusual appearance and violet eyes which had led to him and his mother being shunned and ousted from their village. As a child, a chance encounter with passing royalty sealed his fate. Young Nicolo’s mere presence appeared to have the power to heal the ailing young prince, who was next in line for the throne. Nicolo was stolen from his mother and forced to remain by the prince’s side as his childhood companion, then later as his protector. 

All is not well in the kingdom of Woodfall Gath. The prince is widely unpopular. He has grown up to be a womanising drunk and no-one wants him to succeed the throne. He has many enemies and the surest way to get to him is through Nicolo. Can Charlotte succeed where so many others have failed? 

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