Lady of Shadows
Blood of Kings: Legends, Book 3
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Lady of Shadows
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Toby J Smith
The only man she loves is the one she can never have…
Lady Tara’s dreams of marrying for love were shattered with her arranged marriage to the sickly Lord Gershom. Fine. She may not have love, but she has purpose—a position of power that lets her make a difference in the kingdom. At least her Carmack, her fiercely loyal shield, remains by her side, even if she must deny her heart.
Then Lord Gershom dies. And to her horror, Carmack is blamed. Branded a traitor, he flees, forcing Tara to choose between protecting the life she’s built or following the man she loves.
Loving her might cost him everything…
Carmack Demry has secretly loved Lady Tara all his life, sworn to protect her at any cost—even if it meant watching her wed another man. But now, accused of a crime he didn’t commit, he’s on the run because staying away is the only way to keep her safe. Except Tara has other plans.
Determined to clear his name, she plunges into a web of treachery and deceit that reaches far beyond them both—one that threatens the very heart of the kingdom. Together, they must navigate a world of danger, unravel a conspiracy, and face a choice more perilous than any battlefield: deny their love or risk everything to claim it.
Blood of Kings: Legends
Book 1: Squire of Truth
Book 2: Lord of Winter
Book 3: Lady of Shadows
Book 4: Heir of Light
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I didn’t care for this one. I couldn’t seem to get into the story and found it quite disappointing. Overall, the storyline had a negative feel to it, with too much conflict and angst. The romance was more central than the main Blood of Kings series, which in itself isn’t a problem for me (most of what I read is romance), but it was set up as hopeless pining without any relationship development to make us care.
The action picks up as the book goes on, but it also becomes progressively cheesy. There was a hollowness about it all (both the romance and the action) that kept me from becoming invested. If I had simply been reading it on Kindle Unlimited, I totally would have DNFd this book by the 30% mark. Unfortunately, I purchased the audiobook, so felt I needed to push my way through to the end.
And the ending… not looking to give anything away, but the conflict with Meribah Corner was so ridiculously convenient in how it was resolved. The driving force of the first third of the book is completely taken care of behind the scenes? Really?
Finally, my last warning, the audiobook has a lot of issues. There are problems with sound quality (scuffing sounds, blips, and the like), but it’s also missing half of chapter 6. Did no one bother proofing it before its release?
It’s a bummer because I am a HUGE fan of the original Blood of Kings series and have been looking forward to Lady Tara’s story since first hearing it would be coming out. I also didn’t care for Squire of Truth, so I think I’m going to give up on this side series.
Content:
There is no foul language or sex. The romance is limited to lightly descriptive kissing. There is violence, battle, and death. There is dark magic. A woman is assaulted with sexual intent (but rescued).
This is a Christian book with many scripture references, along with a message of faith, redemption, prayer, and the love of God.
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