The Orchid Throne, Jeffe Kennedy
The Orchid Throne, Jeffe Kennedy
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The Orchid Throne

Author: Jeffe Kennedy

Narrator: Elizabeth Brook

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/24/2019

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance


Synopsis

In the Forgotten Empires magic is forbidden, dreams are destiny, and love is the greatest power of all . . .

A PRISONER OF FATE

As Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe, Lia will do anything to keep her people free—and her secrets safe—from the mad tyrant who rules the mainland. Guided by a magic ring of her father's, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In her heart, she knows that it's up to her to save herself from her fate as the emperor's bride. But in her dreams, she sees a man, one with the power to build a better world—a man whose spirit is as strong, and whose passion is as fierce as her own . . .

A PRINCE AMONG MEN

Conrí, former Crown Prince of Oriel, has built an army to overthrow the emperor. But he needs the fabled Abiding Ring to succeed. The ring that Lia holds so dear to her heart. When the two banished rulers meet face to face, neither can deny the flames of rebellion that flicker in their eyes—nor the fires of desire that draw them together. But in this broken world of shattered kingdoms, can they ever really trust each other? Can their fiery alliance defeat the shadows of evil that threaten to engulf their hearts and souls?

About Jeffe Kennedy

Jeffe Kennedy is an award-winning, bestselling author who writes fantasy with romantic elements and fantasy romance. She is an RWA member and serves on the Board of Directors for SFWA as a Director at Large.

She is a hybrid author, and also self-publishes a romantic fantasy series, Sorcerous Moons. Books in her popular, long-running series, The Twelve Kingdoms and The Uncharted Realms, have won the RT Reviewers' Choice Best Fantasy Romance, been named Best Book of June 2014, and won RWA's prestigious RITA® Award, while more have been finalists for those awards. She's the author of the romantic fantasy trilogy The Forgotten Empires, which includes The Orchid Throne, The Fiery Crown, and The Promised Queen.

Jeffe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two Maine Coon cats, plentiful free-range lizards, and a very handsome Doctor of Oriental Medicine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace

Full disclosure: I've worked with this author in the past and am a fan of her books. She's an auto-buy for me. I was offered an ARC of The Orchid Throne in exchange for an honest review and a blurb if possible. In short, I loved the story. As with Kennedy's Twelve Kingdoms series, the Forgotten Empi......more

I'm not totally convinced that this wasn't written just to describe Queen Euthalia's outfits and make-up. A baddie, a wizard, an enslaved prince, and a virgin queen. Never see the baddie but know he conquered all the lands twenty years ago. Enslaved prince building his rebellion and grudgingly followi......more

Goodreads review by Darynda

Loved this so much!......more

1.5 stars. * Submit or die. The Orchid Throne is a painfully slow novel with a creative and unique world-building. The narrative is heavily focused on romance despite the impending threat of the emperor and there is never a true sense of danger to the story. The characters are interestin......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

A fantastic book! It took a while to get the main characters in the same place, but that gave me time to get to know them separately, understand them, and grow SO impatient for them to finally have page time together. When it eventually happens, it's incendiary! I can't wait for the next installment......more