Captured faerie prince and court intrigue—so good!

Wow, I totally lost myself in this book and I hated being interrupted! The Seelie Summer and Unseelie Winter Courts have passed their magick back and forth every half year ever since the Accords but now each Court is accusing the other of not transferring the full amount back and both Courts are suffering. When Unseelie High Prince Sláine attempts to bargain in good faith, he is surprised to find himself imprisoned and painfully enchanted by the Seelie Summer Court who spread flare news that he has defected to their cause. Sláine’s enchantment hides his face and stops his speech and the Court treats him as a lowly servant. When the Seelie King’s kindhearted nephew, Sebastian, takes the ill-treated servant into his care, he has no idea of his real identity but he can see the decent person behind the mask and develops feelings for him. Political machinations are rife in the Summer Court and the ambitious, poison-tongued King’s daughter will not stand to see Sebastian treat her prisoner with such respect.

This 2nd book in the Darkest Court trilogy was superb, the action and intrigued never stopped, and our heroes jumped from one frying pan to the next throughout the novel. This low-heat series contains such a rich world-build and the characters are fantastic. Sebastian and Sláine don’t have an enemies-to-lovers romance, but Sebastian has to work hard to win Sláine’s trust and I loved that! 🎧 Veteran voice artist John Solo does his usual excellent job on the audio!!

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