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Trust In Love

(Love Mark #2)

Linda Kage (Goodreads Author)

4.11 · Rating details · 54 ratings · 23 reviews

The kingdom of Far Shore still resents Donnelly, its neighboring land, for forming an alliance with those filthy High Clifters and then defeating them in war. Twice! They really must pay for such an insult. And what better way to prick their pride than to steal their lovely, revered princess, mutilate her a little, and then ransom her back to them for a hefty sum.

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Jul 29, 2020 Lover of Romance rated it really liked it

This review was originally posted on Addicted To RomanceI received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Trust In Love is a story that I have been on the long wait for, I can tell you this author isn't writing these books fast enough LOL But then I am so impatient and I will gobble anything up in the "epic fantasy" genre. Literally. There just aren't enough authors writing this genre an ...more

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Jul 19, 2020 InD'tale Magazine rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-july-august, genre-paranormal-urban-fantasy, rating-4-star, steam-5

“Trust in Love” is a delightful romance full of adventure, mayhem, and magic. Readers will enjoy the journey of two lovers learning to believe in their pre-ordained destiny as they overcome their own personal insecurities.

Read full review in the 2020 Summer issue of InD'tale Magazine. ...more

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Apr 24, 2020 Linda Kage marked it as wrote-it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: adult-romance, fantasy, romance, yes-hea, spicy

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May 07, 2020 Alexandra rated it it was amazing

I received an e-ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. Review, release day Blitz and giveaway can also be found on *Milky Way of Books*

It has been a while since I had enjoyed a good reading by Linda Kage! I loved how she dove back into this parallel world of magic, soul mates, and political intrigue. Nicolette and Farrow were two characters I really wanted to read about even after the first book and this sequel took me to a trip across the map with mysteries, misspelling scorpions ...more

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May 05, 2020 Rebekah rated it liked it

Shelves: fantastical, kindle, romance

Even though the book was obviously not YA, it defo felt YA. At the end when Urban walked up to Farrow it was like a man walking up to a dorky teen. Farrow and Nic can kill as many people as they want but they are still going to stay that childish immature couple. So obviously I preferred Urban and Vienne...the couple that acted older than 12. I will still be reading Indigo's book when it comes. Look forward to it too. ...more

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Jul 30, 2020 Neil rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley, fantasy, romance

I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

This is a wonderful fairy tale of a story with a good mix of Fantasy and romance.
A really easy read with great characters and a flowing writing style.
Would certainly make a good holiday read and I was sorry to finish it so quickly.

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May 09, 2020 Kendra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: first-reads, tour-aquisition

Full review posted at Reader's Edyn on 05/09/20

Nicolette believes in love, but more than that, she trusts in it. Marked by the love tattoo in a fit of rebellion, she has seen the joy and happiness that comes from finding your one true love. Love that deep holds great power and maybe a bit of magic, but she never could have imagined she would find her mate in the face of an enemy. Captured by her family when their fight against her people failed, she set him free. It’s been five long years, but s Full review posted at Reader's Edyn on 05/09/20

Nicolette believes in love, but more than that, she trusts in it. Marked by the love tattoo in a fit of rebellion, she has seen the joy and happiness that comes from finding your one true love. Love that deep holds great power and maybe a bit of magic, but she never could have imagined she would find her mate in the face of an enemy. Captured by her family when their fight against her people failed, she set him free. It’s been five long years, but she trusts that she will see him again soon. When she realizes that Farrow is near once again, she finds him and sets out with him to return to his home. She believes he has come for her and isn’t aware of his evil intent. Through their journey, they overcome several obstacles, but each time she makes a slight knick in Farrow’s denial, he fights even harder to push against their connection. Nicolette would do anything for her true love and even if he is unwilling to believe in their love, she determines to trust in their love enough for both of them. But even that might not be enough.

Farrow has been brought up completely opposite from Nicolette. He’s only ever wanted to belong somewhere and be claimed by his father, despite the horrific monster that he is. So when he is forced to kidnap Nicolette under duress and the beauty literally walks right into his arms, he is convinced it is a trick. But as her claims of love and happily ever after continue relentlessly, he starts to wonder if what she is saying could be true. Except this is what he has wanted his whole life and the chance of this woman bringing it straight to him is unbelievable. Rather than capitulate, he rebels in an effort to protect himself. He’s also got to figure out how to keep Nicolette from his father's clutches and still be able to save his sister from harm. He knows he would have never been able to turn Nicolette in – he remembers their odd encounter when she saved his life five years ago – but he still would not have been able to go along with his father’s horrific plans to cripple their enemy through Nicolette. With the odds continually mounting against them and the corruption that runs so deep, there doesn’t seem to be a path of escape, the punches keep coming. But Farrow never allows himself to admit his love to Nicolette and certainly doesn’t realize how much stronger they could be united rather than separated. As the danger increases, it begins to look like Farrow has pushed Nicolette away for the last time and that her trust in their love has finally reached a breaking point. Because who could love someone like him after all he has done to break her trust – even if she has become his greatest desire.

I don’t even know where to begin with this book. In one way I am glad I did not read the first book because it’s dreadfully clear that much occurred. Nothing different here either. I’m not sure I would have kept everything straight. On the other hand, there were a few small spoilers and enough provided about the precious book to keep the reader from feeling completely lost. I was left sitting in the middle of wondering if I could handle another book with such complexity and near-desperation to catch myself up by jumping right into the precious book as soon as I finished the second. You guys – I didn’t sleep. Each time I told myself I would stop at the next chapter, something else happened and I found myself continually promising to go to bed after the next chapter. And I had to work the next day. At 5am. Ugh. I mean you have true love, magic, the possibility of other realms, actual people from those other realms, traitorous political agendas, scorpions that wouldn’t survive a spelling bee, a gun in a land where they simply do not exist, nearly everyone is a murderer in one way or another - it’s just a crazy mess of a plot. But damn if I wasn’t completely caught up in every moment of it.

One tool that definitely benefitted this book was the POV switches. Things were told from Nicolette’s view as well as Farrow’s. You know that Farrow never forgot her and is immediately drawn to her all over again and that Nicolette never had the option of forgetting him. While Farrow might continually disclaim Nic’s clues of their connection, we also see as he gradually makes that switch to acceptance and then selfishness to longing even as he continues to fervently deny reciprocated feelings of love. He may have been rejected by the King, but was also trained and educated well, so for him, it is his job alone to protect Nic. He got her in the situation, so he has to figure out a solution that will keep them all safe. But Nic is not one to stand idly by and when action is needed, she never once hesitates to do so. She also knows her own mind and her trust in her mark makes her a worthy adversary to Farrow’s repudiation. Having seen the connection between mates, she knows what they stand to lose if he doesn’t eventually come around to her. Before too long these two are set on a course neither of them could have predicted or expected. I hope to be able to check in with them later as the series progresses.

This book is a bit lengthy at around 450 pages, so be ready to settle in. That said, I wouldn’t say there was too much or too little. It ended in an appropriate place and even had an epilogue. When that was over and I was wondering about Indigo’s mark, there was a second epilogue generously included. Because yes, there is yet another character – Indigo, her bodyguard – and he has yet to meet his mate. I look forward to that little bit of drama meeting exposure. If I had any complaint, it would be that the language doesn’t always seem appropriate. One chapter might include a bunch of “aye” to the point I am starting to imagine a Scottish brogue and the next has exclamations such as “sweet!”. I felt like the language caused a bit of distortion simply because at times it didn’t make sense. Those are just a couple of examples of the oddity in language choice. Other than that, I found nothing to grumble about. There was another character introduced toward the end of the book named Mater (I think) and I wonder what his significance is. I feel like there is something more given his network of connections. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe not. I have labeled a book a wild ride before, but this one truly embodies that description. And did I mention the scorching passion? Good grief! The connection Farrow and Nicolette share is unreal. His denial is nearly the more unbelievable characteristic of this story even in the face of the fantasy element. I’m not generally a huge fan of fantasy romance, but I’ve been known to dabble. If Ms. Kage sucks readers into this type of vortex with each book, then she is definitely one to continue visiting. At this point, I plan to visit again and again.

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May 17, 2020 Chrissi rated it liked it

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I liked the overall story, but there were quite a few points I didn't like... (their first time having sex, the missing communication, the somehow feeling rushed end and till the end I skipped pages....) ...more

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May 08, 2020 Kat rated it really liked it

Shelves: another-world-fantasy, cover-is-an-eyegasm, original, should-be-a-movie-tvshow, the-shelf-of-meh

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Apr 26, 2020 Aleea rated it it was amazing

This is by far the best fantasy romance book I've read so far this year! I loved Nicolette in the first Love Mark book but you will absolutely adore her in this book. She is such a genuine person full of joy and love for others. She is no damsel she can definitely kick some ass! Farrow is completely human, a tortured soul looking for acceptance and love. I definitely shed more then a few tears when reading his story. The two of them are definitely a true love match, and have some serious heat be ...more

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May 05, 2020 Diane (Books and Tequila Blog) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, action-suspense, amazing-heroine, angsty, arc, banter, emotional, favorites, sassy-heroine

Completely Entertaining Fantasy Adventure

How’s this for the start of a book to pull you right into the story?... the Hero is sent to kidnap the heroine because his father plans to beat & rape her to get revenge for the defeat he suffered from her brother. The only reason the Hero agrees to this terrible errand and kidnapping is because they have his sister chained in a dungeon until he returns with the girl.
To add the first twist, when our Hero arrives at the Princess’s castle, he finds that sh ...more

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May 06, 2020 Brandy Roberts rated it really liked it

Linda Kage has done once again she totally blew my mind with such a wonderful story with characters that made me want more . Trust in love is book two in the Love mark series and can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend that you read the first book first because of some minor spoilers that are mentioned . I loved Nicolette in One True Love I liked how she is still the same as she was in that book even though you could feel that pain that she's feels because of her love mark. It did tak ...more

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Nov 14, 2020 Mariana | Bookstagram: crissandrabooks rated it it was amazing

Honestly I did not expect to love this book that much. Sure, I liked Urban and Vienne, but then Linda wrote with book full with more silly jokes, amazing relationships, two freaking adorable main characters and even more fantasy with some reality!

I think it was so perfect I kind of think it wasn’t real.

Sure, I hate secrets –I really do–, but then Farrow is like this character I want to protect forever I couldn’t get mad and I definitely couldn’t get enough of!!

I'm so ready to hear about Indy' st ...more

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Apr 26, 2020 Shabnam Hosseini rated it it was amazing

Oh gosh where to begin?!

So just to get this out of the way, I absolutely loved this book! It was such an amazing fairytale.

I've read so many books and I can honestly tell you that I never met a women like nicolette. She has the most pure kind heart I've ever read about. And not in a naive way but a genuine person who just want love and deserves it!

Farrow ohh he has been through so much and just wants to be accepted. But he has a pretty difficult road ahead of him. But you'll love him either wa ...more

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Oct 30, 2020 kyra rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020-read, fantasy, fantasy-romance

Although the only reason why this is marked fantasy is because there is a bit of magic involved. Again it follows the insta-love/insta-lust trope just as the first one, but that is what the series revolves around.

I just love Farrow's pov. The longing/possessive/jealousy trope for romance men is my guilty pleasure. What can I say. I love the men that only have eyes for their woman and aren't afraid to show it. ...more

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May 29, 2020 tomshoney1 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-reads, 5-stars, delish-smut, fantasy

I loved this! Linda, please, please, please don't take another 2 years before Indigo's book comes out! I looked, there's not even a book binder that i can shelf on GD in my "books I'm anxiously waiting for"! You're on to something with this fantasy genre, LK! Great job on Nicolette and Farrow's story. 5+++ stars! ***** ...more

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May 11, 2020 Melanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-read-in-2020

I absolutely loved this book.

Nicolette was such a great character and I loved her. I loved her energy and her determination on convincing Farrow of her affections. The book was sweet, a lot of fun and sometimes emotional.

I enjoyed the journey Nicolette and Farrow take together.

Looking forward to Indy's story. ...more

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Feb 17, 2021 Amandine rated it really liked it

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May 06, 2020 Whitney Wells rated it it was amazing

Linda Kage delivered a spectacular story with trust in love. Its only my second fantasy type novel I've ever read (Kages one true love was the first). The development of the characters and the twist and turns of the story meant it was hard to put down. ...more

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Nov 02, 2020 Shahla's World rated it liked it

Shelves: netgalley

The book was sweet, a lot of fun and sometimes emotional.

I enjoyed the journey Nicolette and Farrow take together

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Jun 26, 2020 LaylaTaylor rated it liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Honestly, 2.5 starts.

This book just disappointed.

Let me start off by saying I love Linda Kage books. I breathe them in. They are my oxegen when I need a reread. I love the banter between her characters in the FM series. It gives me life. I love that she gives us a peek into the lives of characters that we loved in previous books. And the beginning of this book had that. And then... poof... just Fallon and Nicolette and there company.

The book starts off so strong with Fallon. Let me start out by Honestly, 2.5 starts.

This book just disappointed.

Let me start off by saying I love Linda Kage books. I breathe them in. They are my oxegen when I need a reread. I love the banter between her characters in the FM series. It gives me life. I love that she gives us a peek into the lives of characters that we loved in previous books. And the beginning of this book had that. And then... poof... just Fallon and Nicolette and there company.

The book starts off so strong with Fallon. Let me start out by saying I loved Fallon in the earlier parts of the book but by the end he lack all personality. I mean how? He was such a strong character and that was just taken from him instead of him becoming stronger.

I HATED the ending. I mean I'm all for women in power but Nicolette becoming queen was not something we needed. Fallon deserved that throne. He would have thrived. But nope, prince consort he becomes. I wont stress enough that Fallon deserved that throne. And what did Nicolette actually do? Not much of anything important that comes to mind(I mean I did read this book months ago and I still remember all that Fallon did). Halfway through the book I knew his sister was going to die, and I thought 'yeah, that'll be his tipping point and then he'll rebel against his father and take the throne,' but nope, his sister dies and so does all personality that makes Fallon Fallon. He might not have wanted the throne, yes, but those who do not want power handle it the best. And I mean Nicolette would still be queen. Fallon would still have allowed her to reign with him, that's just the kind of guy he was. And we loved him for that. But nope. Just give Fallon the back end of the horse.

I read this book a while back, just after its release and debated the whole book with a friend when we finished. She had the exact same thoughts. Nicolette stole Fallon thunder. I still think back to what a complete disservice was done to Fallon and what a disappointment this book was after looking forward to it for years.

The third book in the series is due in a couple of days and I'm debating picking it up. I just cant handle this disservice being done to our male leads.

A female will look strong around weak men. But a strong female will truly stand out around strong men. ...more

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May 08, 2020 Kelly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: new-2020, doc

Absolutely LOVE this book and this series! I did not want it to end!!!

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Apr 28, 2020 Isabella | ilashreads rated it it was amazing

I don't normally read books that have fantasy in them, but the Love Mark series has the perfect amount of fantasy base in reality for it to seem plausible. Trust in Love is a wonderful fantasy romance read.

When I met Nicolette in One True Love, the first Love Mark book, I adored her. I adore her even more in this book after reading her story. Nicolette is so genuine and full of love. I loved how she wasn't a damsel in distress, instead she was strong. Farrow was so real, only wanting acceptance ...more

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Linda writes romance fiction from YA to adult, contemporary to fantasy. Most Kage stories lean more toward the lighter, funner side with a couple meaningful moments thrown in that center around love and hope. Focuses more on entertainment value and emotional impact than realism. She likes the drama and crazy, over-the-top plots that make you cry then laugh, get mad then sigh happily.

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