There are plenty of married enemies falling in love stories, where the one sent to kill the other discovers everything they’ve been told is a lie so they feel less guilty about their conflicted, angsty feelings. It’s the heart of the story, and what really sets it apart. How does anyone think up an idea like that? And everyone wants a piece of it, which drives the plot. It’s crucial to trade, a dark, long corridor of stone crucial to trade. A lush (snake-filled) chain of islands running between two landmasses separated by storm-riddled seas, an ancient bridge crossing the archipelago. I simply didn’t want to leave Lara, Aren, and the world. I picked this up and struggled to put it down until I reminded myself that I had a full day of labs to attend the next day.

Find on UK, Amazon UK, and the Book Depository(affiliate links.) Her goal nearly within reach, Lara will have to decide her own fate: Will she be the destroyer of a king or the savior of her people? As her mission drives her to deeper understanding of the fight to possess the bridge, Lara finds the simmering attraction between her and Aren impossible to ignore. Around her, she sees a kingdom fighting for survival, and in Aren, a man fiercely protective of his people. So when she is sent as a bride under the guise of fulfilling a treaty of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture the defenses of the impenetrable Bridge Kingdom.īut as she infiltrates her new home – a lush paradise surrounded by tempest seas – and comes to know her new husband, Aren, Lara begins to question where the true evil resides. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom controls all trade and travel between lands, allowing its ruler to enrich himself and deprive his enemies, including Lara’s homeland. A princess trained from childhood to be a lethal spy, Lara knows that the Bridge Kingdom represents both legendary evil – and legendary promise. Lara has only one thought for her husband on their wedding day: I will bring your kingdom to its knees.

What if you fell in love with the one person you’d sworn to destroy?

The bridge kingdom