Monday, May 6, 2024

Cold Hearted by Leia Stone & Julie Hall

This is a sweet tale of two different realms. One lied to their people to cover up the truth. Faerie has been cursed. Crops are dying, black rain falling & destroying winds are just the start. Dawn has 30 days to cut out the heart of an Ethereum lord to save Faerie. She has been raised her whole life for this sole purpose. When it's time to go through the portal though her thoughts skip around. This causes her to wind up in front of a pig instead of a lord. She has to walk to town. She finds out she is a long way away from the nearest lord. When she sees a soldier she insists he take her to see Lord Roan. What she doesn't know is he is Lord Roan. However, he told her he was Commander Zander. She quickly gets herself handcuffed by him because he doesn't believe her. That's when the banter between the two starts. It's humorous & at times their tempers flare. Throughout the journey to Zanders' home, they are attacked numerous times. When they get to the city Dawn learns that Zander is Lord Roan. She also discovers that he doesn't sit on his own throne. An unseelie has taken over his city. Zander hasn't been able to get rid of him. The unseelie is guarded by a 3 headed dog. The unseelie has sharp horns on his head & is fast. By this point, Dawn has developed feelings for Zander. She doesn't want to see him get hurt so she plans to take the unseelie out. Leave Zander & hunt down one of his brothers to take their heart. However, on the way she falls victim to a scam & ends up drugged & thrown in a cell. There are a lot of women there. Dawn finds herself & the other women are to be sold at auction. Zander goes after Dawn despite getting his kingdom back after all she's his soul mate. I won't spoil the ending. Just know everyone involved with the auction gets what they deserve. And there is a happily ever after.