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A Court This Cruel and Lovely

Kingdom of Lies, Book 1

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A Court This Cruel and Lovely

By: Stacia Stark
Narrated by: Tim Paige, Meg Sylvan
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For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile. The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead.

Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.

The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. And they are burned.

When my forbidden power is discovered, I’m forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore. To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest moment.

Our deal is simple: I’ll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city, and he’ll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I’ve always kept hidden—the power that may just be the key to my survival.

But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own, secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love, that could tear this kingdom—and perhaps even this world—apart.

Please note: A Court This Cruel and Lovely is an NA/adult romantasy book with steam. While this series is slow burn, the chili-pepper rating will increase for each book.

©2023 Stacia Stark (P)2023 Dreamscape Media
Fantasy Romance Fiction
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I absolutely loved this book. It was enticing and thrilling and I didn't want to stop listening. I can't wait for the next one!

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Predictable Plot But Entertaining

Plot was predictable, nevertheless, enjoyable and entertaining. I would recommend this book to lovers of easy going stories where you just go along with it, and enjoy a simplistic tale. The author drops a lot of hints and foreshadowing throughout the story - making the plot twist a bit obvious and predictable. This would be a fun book for young adults, 16 and older. The author did a good job with character building, creating lovable main characters and supporting characters. I enjoyed the main female character, and her development throughout the novel.The story featured action, suspense, political intrigue, drama, and romance. I am looking forward to the sequel of this novel. I also enjoyed the narrators’ performances!

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Great story

I love how I had an “off” feeling about one of the characters throughout the story. How the author portrayed that feeling is amazing, and the ending was the ultimate cliffhanger. Can’t wait, I’m literally starting book 2 now! 🤣

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Better then ACOTAR

Captivating from start to finish. Amazing world building. Loved this so much more then ACOTAR

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Amazing Book and Amazing Voices!

Listened to this twice!! I’m obsessed and the voices are perfect!! You will not regret this. I have the book, ebook and audio book lol

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Fantastic!

At first it was hard to get through the beginning, but half way through, I understood why it needed to be so specfic. This book just got better and better and than.. OMG! what!!! Immediate download of Book 2!

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Great

Great story and characters. I cant wait for the next book in the series. Full of intrigue, and steamy romance.

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Great recommendation

A friend of mine recommended. Glad I downloaded it now I have to know the rest of the story!

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Oh! The deception!

First! I enjoy the narrators and such wonderful life they bring to the characters. The story line was great! The plot! Never saw that coming. I enjoyed watching the characters grow and discover themselves. I will definitely be reading more from this Author.

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So amazing

You won’t regret this book. Best of everything romantacy. Great narration. Fantastic world building! I can’t wait to read book 2 Enjoy!!

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