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Damen is a warrior hero to his people and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.

Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country.

For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else.

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I'll be perfectly honest. So far, I'm enjoying the story for the Palace intrigue & I want justice for Damen!

For me however (& I'm really glad there was none of it in this book, at least), I really am not looking forward to the "romance aspect" of this book, which I believe it's gonna come at some point...

I both love & have read multiple dark romance books, but my hard no, is if one of the MCs inflicts pain or torture on the other MC... which is what happens in this book & to me, that's a complete romance killer.

Now, I'm not talking about pleasurable pain, like BDSM, etc... I'm talking about GBH, which is what we get in this book as well as attempted rape... both, massive no-nos from me!

I already know (as this is a romance book) that the author is gonna try VERY hard to redeem Laurent, but as far as I'm concerned, he's irredeemable...

He's both extremely juvenile, spoilt & very immature when it comes to certain subjects.

Although, I can understand that his father & brother's death hit him hard, of course, as the ruler of a nation, he really needs to be a lot more pragmatic... His family were killed at war, fighting for their country... they weren't murdered, which is how he's acting!

His family would've killed the opposition without compunction had they gotten the upper hand out on the field.

I can understand distaste, dislike & distrust for his enemies, but nearly torturing them to death?!

& honestly, I'm still confused as to why Damen saved Laurent... he's a better person than me! I wouldn't harm him, but I'd definitely leave him to his own devices, but I do like that he does take his escape when he's able...

intriguing & interesting

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Well worth a read, especially if you like M/M stuff. Got better as it went on too.

Solid

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I missed an important part of the blurb when choosing this book so when I first started listening I was mildly surprised to hear all the talk of sexual slavery. However, I’m too old to be either shocked or overly titillated about sex and, to be honest, there’s very little in my wish list at the moment so I left it. It’s not a bad book with a classic theme of a disguised noble facing his enemy. There are some interesting characters and questions about who, in a bad world, is a good person. A rather mistake in the end.

Sex, subjugation and revenge.

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it was alright. Some bizarre and unbelievable plot choices. I didn't like how the narrator read Laurent's voice. Also it wasn't always easy to tell if Damon was speaking or thinking. I think that was more to do how it was written, not down to the narration.

simple but fun

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What a tale/tails! I don't really understand the conflict which appears to have divided people about this book. There seems to be a notion that some will interpret and enjoy the major themes along a BDSM narrative. I don't believe that this is a generalised experience of the devices which the author employs. Slavery, prejudice, sexual abuse and the reality of the outcomes of war are all present matters and should be constantly scrutinised as issues we are all involved with. Obscuring discussion through what some of us feel to be right is dangerous!

Gosh!

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