Palace of Scoundrels

Two Thrones #2

by Nicola M. Cameron, Nicola Cameron

It’s not easy being queen…Discover the lush island kingdom of Hellas, where Queen Danaë must produce an occupant for the royal nursery or risk civil war. With her warrior husband King Matthias busy in his own kingdom, Danaë also has to deal with a devious dowager queen, her handsome grandson, and their plans for Danaë’s throne.Meanwhile, Matthias investigates a noblewoman's kidnapping only to learn that the stakes are far higher than he assumed. Will the royal couple survive the political machinations of their own courts?If you enjoy Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout, then you'll love this thrilling novel of royal intrigue and forbidden love.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2016

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Reviews

[Merissa (Archaeolibrarian) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Palace of Scoundrels continues with Matthias and Danae's story. They have now been married for over six months, seeing each other every night courtesy of their matching mirrors, but Danae is still not pregnant. This is a part of their storyline but doesn't monopolise it. Intermingled with that, you have a betrothal with an unwilling bride who is in love with someone else, plus a prince accused of poisoning his brother.

With such a full and intricate tale being told, you could forgive Nicola Cameron for dropping the ball with one of the storylines. However, no forgiveness is necessary as every single story is fully completed and fleshed out, without it becoming dreary reading. Every character, whether in Ypres or Hellas (or indeed any other place mentioned), is complete in every way, whether they are "supporting" or "main" characters. The Two Thrones series is a wonderful Fantasy Romance with plenty of action and steam.

Well written, with no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt the reading flow, I can most definitely recommend this book! Absolutely loved every moment of it, and am looking forward to reading more by this author.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Dec 10, 2016

[Sandra Guzdek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Following in the footsteps of Empress of Storms, Palace of Scoundrels meshes the richness of the elemental magic of this universe, a complex and interesting (and not predictable) plot, and steamy hot, consensual, erotic, sex. Some familiar faces return, and we meet an array of new ones, like the pirate king Jason (who I think will be getting his own book! Hurrah!). If you liked the first one, you'll like this. And if you don't, why do you hate fun? ;-)

[Barbara Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable, and much better worked out than it's predecessor.