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A review by tammyn
Her Betrothal by Alice Wilde
4.0
Annalise is a princess who has had everything handed to her on a silver platter and has been educated in a woman's role in life. She's called to her father, and he tells her that it is time for her to be married as he is dying. She's been promised to a man she's never met. When the day comes to meet her betrothed, Damien, she knows there is something not quite right about him, but she puts that out of her head after she has spoken with him. During dinner, he brings in 3 snow leopards and tells her they will be her guards/companions until the day of the wedding. Li, Ero, and Roan have been stuck in their snow leopard forms, Damien's captives, for longer than they can remember. All 3 are from different areas of the world, but the shifter gene is one of the things they have in common. They've been used by Damien for years trying to get them to bond with a woman in order to help him gain more power. As they grow closer to Annalise, they know they can't let Damien know how they feel, but how can they protect her without him finding out?
This is the first book I've read by Alice. I thought the premise of the series sounded interesting so I decided to pick up the entire series. I was not disappointed. Annalise is definitely what you picture a spoiled princess to be. She's strong, yet vulnerable. Dependent, but has an independent streak a mile long. Damien is just plain evil incarnate. Roan, Ero & Li are each unique, but I didn't find myself totally connecting with them. I wanted a bit more backstory on them, but without giving any spoilers, it does appear in future books. I also wanted to know how Annalise came to be on Damien's radar. (This may be in one of the future stories, but as I'm still reading them, I don't know if this will get answered for me or not.) Story does include violence, including sexual violence so if this is not something you enjoy or bothers you, you will not want to pick this up. Book 1 ends on a cliffhanger of course, which does leave you wanting to know what happens next.
This is the first book I've read by Alice. I thought the premise of the series sounded interesting so I decided to pick up the entire series. I was not disappointed. Annalise is definitely what you picture a spoiled princess to be. She's strong, yet vulnerable. Dependent, but has an independent streak a mile long. Damien is just plain evil incarnate. Roan, Ero & Li are each unique, but I didn't find myself totally connecting with them. I wanted a bit more backstory on them, but without giving any spoilers, it does appear in future books. I also wanted to know how Annalise came to be on Damien's radar. (This may be in one of the future stories, but as I'm still reading them, I don't know if this will get answered for me or not.) Story does include violence, including sexual violence so if this is not something you enjoy or bothers you, you will not want to pick this up. Book 1 ends on a cliffhanger of course, which does leave you wanting to know what happens next.