Tear Down the Throne

Publisher’s Blurb:Crown princess. Clever spy. Powerful mind magier. Gemma Ripley of Andvari is all those things—and determined to stop an enemy from using magical tearstone weapons to conquer her kingdom.Gemma’s quest for answers leads her to a trade Summit between the various kingdoms. Among the other royals in attendance is Queen Maeven Morricone of Morta and her son, Prince Leonidas—Gemma’s charming and dangerous nemesis.Gemma knows that Maeven always has a long game in motion, and sure enough, the cunning queen invokes an arcane tradition that threatens the fragile truce between Andvari and the other kingdoms. Despite her best intentions, Gemma once again finds herself thrown together with Leo and battling her growing feelings for the enemy prince.When a series of deadly attacks shatters the Summit’s peaceful negotiations, Gemma realizes that someone wants to tear the royals down from their thrones—and that this enemy just might succeed.My Review:Leonidas is the last person Gemma wants to see. Like a fool, she believed his lies. Like a fool she fell for his smile and the way he seemed able to read her thoughts. Like a fool she believed he was able to see into her soul because his feelings were becoming as strong as her own. Like a fool she believed he would make the right choice. Until he betrayed her. She still bears the scars of that betrayal on her heart and her body, and he is the last person she wants to see strolling into her kingdom with his traitorous family. And then he does the unthinkable. He submits himself to The Gauntlet — a brutal courtship ritual. He swears to Gemma that he is doing it for her sake, that he has done everything to protect her. That he will always do what he can to keep her from harm. That he is risking death and destruction for no other reason than to prove his loyalty and love. Gemma can’t be certain if he is an instrument of destruction, subject to the insidious plotting of his murderous family, or a man whose feelings for her are just as confusing and overwhelming as hers are for him. They must learn to trust each other enough to navigate the twisted games of dominance and dominion ripping through the royal families. They must learn to trust the strength of the ties between them - bonds that defy the expectations and wishes of their families.I adored the second book in the Gargoyle Queen series, and look forward to finding out if these star-crossed lovers prevail against all of those who want nothing more than to separate them.

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