The Queens Bargain, Anne Bishop
The Queens Bargain, Anne Bishop
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The Queen's Bargain

Author: Anne Bishop

Narrator: Gary Littman

Unabridged: 14 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/10/2020


Synopsis

POWER HAS A PRICE. SO DOES LOVE.

Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.

After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year contract of marriage. He sets his sights on Jillian, a young Eyrien witch from Ebon Rih, who he believes has only a flimsy connection to the noble society that spurned him. Unfortunately for Dillon, he is unaware of Jillian's true connections until he finds himself facing Lucivar Yaslana, the volatile Warlord Prince of Ebon Rih.

Meanwhile, Surreal SaDiablo's marriage is crumbling. Daemon Sadi, the Warlord Prince of Dhemlan, recognizes there is something wrong between him and Surreal, but he doesn't realize that his attempt to suppress his own nature in order to spare his wife is causing his mind to splinter. To save Daemon, and the Realm of Kaeleer if he breaks, help must be sought from someone who no longer exists in any of the Realms--the only Queen powerful enough to control Daemon Sadi. The Queen known as Witch.

As Jillian rides the winds of first love with Dillon, Daemon and Surreal struggle to survive the wounds of a marriage turned stormy--and Lucivar has to find a way to keep everyone in his family safe...even from each other.

About Anne Bishop

Born in 1955, Anne Bishop, an American fantasy writer, started her writing career by publishing short stories. She is best known for her award-winning novels, The Black Jewels Trilogy, Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, and Queen of the Darkness. Bishop has also created The Tir Alainn Trilogy, and The Landscapes of Ephemera Series. She is currently residing in upstate New York and when she’s not working on The Others, her newest series, she enjoys gardening, reading and listening to music.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy

5 I-can't-believe-we-finally-got-to-go-back-to-this-world stars! The Black Jewels is my favorite world, favorite series. This new entry was all that it promised to be and more—so worth the wait. Good installment?: ★★★★★ Readability (for new readers): ★★★★ Enjoyment: my heart hurts in the best way. perfe......more

Q: Being special is its own kind of burden. (c) Q: No one wanted to sit at a table with a moral lesson. (c) This messed-up world is just as delightfully cringeworthy as usual. Sexism (mostly reverse) taken to absurdest degrees and made into a farse. 'Warlord Princes' with all that bullshit cleaning ba......more

It was a delight to be back in this world! The Queen's Bargain was great and it left the door wide open for many more things to come. Jillian is not a child anymore but she's also not old enough. She starts to wonder about her womanhood and soon Lucivar realizes it. He’s not happy she’s growing up......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

I’m so excited to return to this world!......more

Goodreads review by Bar

before: Do i want anything to do with Daemon x Surreal? Hell no! Do i want to see that marriage torn to pieces and never mentioned again? *evil laugh* Yeah! But what's more important, i need new story in my fav world like, yesterday after: 3.8/4 So... I have some mixed feelings. On one hand, when i said/w......more


Quotes

"Lavishly sensual...a richly detailed world based on a reversal of standard genre cliches."--Library Journal on Daughter of the Blood

"The Black Jewels novels are seductive--once you start, you just cannot stop reading."--Romance Reviews Today

"Rich and fascinatingly different dark fantasy."--Locus on Heir to the Shadows

"Vividly painted . . . dramatic, erotic, hope-filled."--Lynn Flewelling on Daughter of the Blood

"A storyteller of stunning intensity, Ms. Bishop has a knack for appealing but complex characterization realized in a richly drawn, imaginative ambience."--Romantic Times

"Surges with spellcraft and engaging romance."--Publishers Weekly on The Shadow Queen

"Vivid and sympathetic characters, a fascinating and fully realized magical system, lavish and sensuous descriptions, and interesting world building . . . many compelling and beautifully realized elements. A terrific read."--SF Site on Heir to the Shadows

"Intense . . . erotic, violent, and imaginative."--Nancy Kress on Daughter of the Blood

"Daemon, Lucivar, and Saetan ooze more sex appeal than any three fictional characters created in a very long time."--The Romance Reader on Heir to the Shadows