Yay! THE PRINCE’S SON is out there in the wide world!
Or on the internet, at least…
I would be very grateful if you lovely people would share my news
Today is release day for THE PRINCE’S SON, book #2 in The Five Kingdoms series, though as you’ve probably gathered if you’ve been here a while, I can’t abide cliff hanger endings, so once again this volume contains a complete story along with continuing threads of the series arc.
Think ‘Lord of the Rings’ with a ‘Game of Thrones’ edge
She sought a husband, but found a destiny
Nessa Haddo has been raised to pursue what every young noblewoman needs: a suitable husband. Unfortunately for her, as a younger twin, her prospects are limited. Things start to look up when she lays eyes on the handsome foreign envoy sent to escort her sister to an arranged marriage, but her romantic fantasies quickly entangle her in events beyond her darkest nightmares.
Compared to his last mission, ex-spy Rustam Chalice’s new assignment sounds simple: wrangle an unwieldy bridal caravan across a mountain range populated by bandits, trolls, werecats, and worse, try to cajole a traumatized princess out of her self-imposed isolation, and arrive on time for the politically sensitive wedding. What could possibly go wrong?
Meanwhile, Lady Risada—the woman who haunts Rustam’s dreams—is struggling to adjust to a normal life. All her carefully honed assassin’s instincts scream warnings of foul play, yet she can find nothing obviously amiss.
And deep in the halls of a mountain clan, an old enemy plucks his victims’ strings with expert malice.
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I’ve shared a few excerpts in the run up to this day, and here is one more short snippet from Chapter 1
Excerpt
Nessa flung the doors open and hurried into the pleasantly appointed sitting room. Enya appeared scant moments later through the connecting door from the servants’ quarters.
Nessa pounced. “Enya, who is the delectable young man with the scar?”
The maid’s pretty round face lit with an impish smile. “That, my lady, is Rustam Chalice.”
“No!” A shiver of excitement ran up Nessa’s spine. “The Rustam Chalice? Really?”
“Yes indeed, my lady.”
Enya bobbed her head in emphasis and several blonde curls slipped from beneath her cap. She reached up, trying to stuff them back in, and Nessa stepped over to help her. The young noblewoman sighed in envy of her maid’s crowning glory. Not that she begrudged the girl her doll-like prettiness or her mop of golden curls, but as ever Nessa wished she had been born with something more striking than her straight brown hair and hazel eyes. While her irises had unusual streaks of light and dark colouring—the only visible difference between her and Julin—people had to inspect them closely to notice.
And surely it would take something special to get a second glance from the infamous Rustam Chalice.
Even Julin appeared mildly interested and asked: “Did he come by that mark in the fire? How sad; he must have been very handsome before.”
So Julin had noticed, but she was wrong—the scar made him all the more attractive. Nessa dragged her attention back to Enya.
“… already had it when he was captured. The way I heard it, it was punishment from the goddess for being vain, although some say it was for daring to use magic.”
Nessa pursed her lips. In her opinion anyone who looked that good had a right to be vain. And as to the other, she found it hard to believe the power responsible for saving their kingdom from the vile pretender might be abhorred by the goddess.
“Magic! Ugh.” Julin shuddered. Nessa opened her mouth to point out where they might be now if Rustam Chalice hadn’t used magic when something else struck her.
“But how come he’s here? I thought using magic got him exiled, with his life forfeit if he entered Tyr-en ever again.”
“He’s here under diplomatic protection,” explained Enya, who had obviously quizzed the other servants. “He’s a special envoy for the Kishtanian king.”
“Oh!” exclaimed Nessa as a thrilling notion struck her. “Do you suppose he’ll be travelling back to Kishtan with us?”
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Now for the important bit!
You can buy THE PRINCE’S SON for the next few days at the special introductory price of $2.99/£2.44 at the following stores – just click on your choice of store and it will take you to the appropriate site.
AMAZON B&N(Nook) iTunes(Apple) Kobo Goodreads
So grab your copy before the price rises, and join Rusty and friends on another high stakes adventure.
For those of you who still like to read a ‘real‘ book, the PAPERBACK (a chunky doorstop of a book) will be out in a couple of weeks time, just in time to be a Christmas present, even if it is to yourself…
And just in case you haven’t yet read volume 1, THE PRINCE’S MAN, and you want to start at the beginning (a very good place to start…) it’s currently on sale at $0.99/£0.99, so what are you waiting for?
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A captivating excerpt, Deborah. 😀 ❤ ❤
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Thank you, I love the innocence the girls start out with. Such a contrast to where they end up.
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Yes, a huge contrast! 🙂 ❤ ❤
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It sounds soooo good, Deborah! ACK! I still have to read book one, but I just hopped over to Amazon and bought The Prince’s Son. BTW, your covers are always gorgeous.
Loved the excerpt. Congrats on the release, and I hope to catch up with my reading soon. I’m looking forward to meeting “THE” Rustman Chalice 🙂
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Thanks so much Mae! Hope you enjoy meeting him when you find the time 😀
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Congrats and best of luck! Pinned & shared. 🙂
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Thank you Linda!
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Yay Deb! I shared everywhere from your website. Rock on girl! Wishing you lots of success. ❤
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Thank you Deb 😀
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Shared yesterday, and again today, and, tada! Bought my copy, too. It’s going very near the top of my TBR pile!! Best of luck with the release, and I absolutely LOVED the excerpt! Looking forward to reading the latest exploits of our spy/dancer/exile/horseman/magic user. 😀
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😀 Thank you Marcia, and it’s good to have you back.
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Thanks so much, Debby! I’m looking forward to getting back to work. Just finished the first draft of CH 16 of That Darkest Place, and am about to upload it to my beta blog. Fingers crossed they like where it’s going. 🙂
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