Royal Decoy by Heather FrostMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Source: Received to Review
Genre: Medieval fantasy
Release Date: June 18, 2020
Book Description: A SERVANT blackmailed into becoming a princess’s decoy.
A BODYGUARD determined to keep her alive.
A PRINCE forced to execute his father’s brutal laws.
A PRISONER used to keep him compliant.
A WORLD on the brink of war.
In one horrible night, Clare goes from kitchen maid to royal decoy. She has three months to become the princess's perfect double so she can ensure her betrothal to an enemy prince. Desperate to survive, Clare throws herself into self-defense training, taught by her distractingly attractive bodyguard. The danger increases when a ruthless assassin begins stalking her, intent on ending the tenuous peace.
Across the northern mountains, Prince Grayson is his father’s ultimate weapon. He carries out the king’s harsh orders because the one person he cares about is his father’s prisoner. Grayson's silent obedience is tested when his father plans to exploit the marriage alliance between two of their greatest enemies. If Grayson submits, the blood of thousands will spill. If he resists, the girl who means everything to him will die.
The fate of Eyrinthia hangs in the balance. Some want peace. Some want war. All will be thrown into chaos.
My thoughts: This book has just about everything! It is set in a fantasy fictional world. The time would be roughly medieval.
It was easy to become captivated by the two stories taking place in this book. Clare happened to be at the wrong place at the right time and finds herself caught in a trap. In order to stay alive and protect her brothers, she must put her life on the line and be the decoy for the princess. There are assassins who would do anything to stop the political marriage between the Princess and an enemy Prince.
Grayson is a Prince from another enemy kingdom who has to obey his father's decree. His heart isn't in enforcing his father's laws, but there is a sweet girl who he would do anything to protect. His story is heartwrenching. His family is terrible. He really is caught in a bad situation.
The intrigue is fantastic. I love a book with intrigue! You don't know who the bad guy is, and there are so many political adversaries and plots that it kept me reading and wanting to figure everything out.
This is a series that is worth reading. I will anxiously await the next installment to see what happens next and if the good guys will win in the end.
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About the Author: Heather Frost writes
mostly YA fiction and has a soft spot for tortured characters, breath-stealing
romance, and happy endings. She is the author of the Seers trilogy and the Fate
of Eyrinithia series. She has a BS in Creative Writing and a minor in Folklore,
which means she got to read fairy tales and ghost stories and call it homework.
When she’s not writing, Heather likes to read, travel, and hold Lord of the
Rings movie marathons. She owns two typewriters, sings in the car, and dreams
of living in a castle someday. She currently lives in a beautiful valley
surrounded by towering mountains in Utah. To learn more about Heather and her
books, visit her website: www.HeatherFrost.com
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