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Between Two Kings

Split or Swallow 2: the even steamier sequel to the bestselling novel that is taking the world by storm!

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Between Two Kings

By: Lindsay Straube
Narrated by: Gem Loveley, Jackson Keeling
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***The instant New York Times bestseller!***
From internet sensation and bestseller Lindsay Straube comes the second book in the sexy, biting Split or Swallow series, featuring dangerous basilisks, competitive seduction, and a love triangle that could destroy two kingdoms.

Tem never thought she'd fall in love. But now she's caught between the Serpent King and the newly crowned human king . . . And the war that is brewing between the basilisks and the humans.

Tem led a simple life on the family chicken farm, but now, her eyes had been opened-to love, to lust, to the pull of power, gold, obligation, and the violence of greed and war.

When Tem embraced her basilisk half and crested Leo, she thought she'd set him free. Though it nearly broke her, now he could find his first love again, and she could be happy with Caspen.

But love is complicated. As much as Tem embraces her serpent side, rules and loopholes keep her beholden to Leo . . . despite her marriage to Caspen.

And Tem and Leo's desire continues to smoulder . . . desire that could set the entire kingdom on fire.

Readers LOVE the Split Or Swallow series!
If you don't end up hissing after you read this book, then READ IT AGAIN. This unhinged, addictive, and smutty book was the highlight of my month! 5 freaking stars!

I am not a monster romance girlie but want me to tell you why I railroaded this book in A SINGLE DAY? BECAUSE ITS INCREDIBLE.

SOS, I need help because of how in love with this story I am 😈🐍🤝 (put me down)

Monster stuff is weird to me and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. I will die on that hill. THIS monster stuff?? Give me all of it and more. I will read this again, maybe a third time, before the year is up.

Serpent summer FOREVER.

miss straube ATE and left no crumbs with this one.©2025 Lindsay Straube Fantasy Royalty
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5 / 5 🌶️
Spicy chapters: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 25, 28, 31, 35, 37, 39, 42, 44

Third Person POV 🫤

Caspenon & Leo (MMC) and Temperance (FMC). Honorable mention: Apollo (Caspen's brother) who is too charismatic and sexy to not be acknowledged ;)

Most of the spicy scenes are very hot 🔥🥵🌶️.

This book was imo, not as good as the first one. However, I found it thoroughly entertaining and although I wish that the story had ended differently (as stated in many other reviews) I understand why the author decided to end one of the MMC's life. The reason is that basically Tem couldn't decide who she wanted to keep (Caspen or Leo), so something had to happen, or rather someone had to make the tough decision (in this case, one of the MMC's).

Anyhow, if you decide to go with the flow of the story and take it for what it is: a smutty, romantasy about a woman in love with the king Basilisk and the human king, I think that you might enjoy this book. Strap in, because its a wild ride.

Happy reading! 📚

Spicy love triangle with sexy basilisks

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After book 1 being an incredible and unique one, this felt like unedit draft. no character growth, rushed plot and ending, constant repetition, smut which you want just to fast wlforward, because it is not even outrageous and hot anymore.

Such a disappointment

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The ending was disappointing and made no sense. In my view it destroyed the world the book was built around. I can’t say more than that as it will spoil for those that have not read it yet.

Disappointing ending

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