REZENSION "THE BETRAYED" VON KIERA CASS

 

HANDLUNG After fleeing the court of Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved, the assassinated Silas Eastoffe, behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life with his family. The Eastoffe's affection is a balm on Hollis's weary spirt, though Etan, a surly cousin with a deep distate for Coroans, threatens to upset the uneasy peace that Hollis has found. While tensions at home are mounting, disquiet in the kingdom of Isolte is reaching fever pitch. The Eastoffes may have the power to unseat the tyrannical King Jameson, but only with Hollis's help. Can a girl who's lost it all put the fate of her adopted homeland over the secret longings of her heart?

ERSTER SATZ As the carriage rolled on, I looked over my shoulder out the tiny rear window, as if someone might be coming after me.

I'd loved. And I'd been loved. It was all more than I'd imagined myself capable of.

REZENSION "THE BETROTHED" VON KIERA CASS

 

HANDLUNG A would-be queen. A handsome young king. A perfect match...or is it? When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked?and thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine.

ERSTER SATZ It was the time of year when the sunrise still had frost on it. 

I'd said he couldn't burn me. I still believed that. If I was going to go up in a flame, it would be my own doing.