I love how Martha is an older woman (I guess), since she has years of experience in a brothel and now manages it. On the side, she was helping the Kingdom’s lovelorn with small spells to encourage romance; however, a Fae caught her in the act and brought Martha to justice. Apparently she broke the law using Magic without a license. That makes me laugh all by itself. They threaten her with imprisonment, but let her go on bail. A couple of friendly fae, though, let her know that Love’s True Kiss can keep her from punishment.

What a cop-out. Break the law, but there is no consequence if you find your true love? I had to ignore that to enjoy the book. Martha once loved and lost, so she thinks that the get-out-of-jail option is not available, but soon after she escapes through the woods, she finds her lost lover in the woods. He has amnesia. He does not remember being a Fae King. How convenient that Martha’s true love shows up just as she needs him. However, again, I realize that another option would extend the storyline, so I just kept reading.

Strangely enough, the plot is the high point. I was surprised at how intricate and clever the intrigue is behind the scenes. The story pacing is a plus. The story has a good ending, enough to feel finished but leaving enough questions that I might read the second one. The minor characters are fleshed out. However, I find the writer’s voice in this novel amateurish, as if she is targeting a younger audience.

The moment I loved in the novel, which is unresolved, is the point of her breakdown, where she weeps in the arms of the big bad wolf, Lucas. He loves her, and she unfortunately loves another. I just want to hug Lucas and say everything will be better. I would prefer her true love to be Lucas, even if I don’t like werewolf PNR, in general.

So this novel really explores what true love is. I am constantly guessing whether her feelings are caused by a spell, since she and the Fae King have instalove and insta-attraction. They only start to know each other’s backgrounds during the novel.

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The book was fun to read. It was a crazy magical love story with many unexpected turns. I loved the characters. I will definitely read the next book in the series.

This was a great story which I couldn't put down.

I've not read any of the author's books before and I know Martha was introduced in an earlier series but it didn't feel like I had to read the others first as everything was pretty self-explanatory.

This book was full of twists and turns and magic. Will certainly be reading book two after that cliff hanger.

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