The female character, Lara is badass! The opening scene is fantastic and bloody, throwing us right into the story. There is also a mystery to solve: where are all the citizens? And how do you enter the bridge? And who is conspiting against who? Who is the true villain? The world building is alluring as you have a kingdom built on many islands and the story is giving a prominent place to the sea and the storms. It has one of my favorite tropes: enemies to lover as Lara comes from an enemy kingdom to marry the new young King of a rival country, Aren. I had great expectations for that book that has already seduced so many of my bookish friends. I chose to listen to this one as the female character was narrated by one of my favorite narrators: Lauren Fortgang Her goal nearly within reach, Lara will have to decide her own fate: Will she be the destroyer of a king or the savior of her people?

As her mission drives her to deeper understanding of the fight to possess the bridge, Lara finds the simmering attraction between her and Aren impossible to ignore. Around her, she sees a kingdom fighting for survival, and in Aren, a man fiercely protective of his people.

So when she is sent as a bride under the guise of fulfilling a treaty of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture the defenses of the impenetrable Bridge Kingdom.īut as she infiltrates her new home – a lush paradise surrounded by tempest seas – and comes to know her new husband, Aren, Lara begins to question where the true evil resides. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom controls all trade and travel between lands, allowing its ruler to enrich himself and deprive his enemies, including Lara’s homeland. A princess trained from childhood to be a lethal spy, Lara knows that the Bridge Kingdom represents both legendary evil – and legendary promise. What if you fell in love with the one person you’d sworn to destroy? Lara has only one thought for her husband on their wedding day: I will bring your kingdom to its knees.

The bridge kingdom