“You’ve been living in those romance books of yours for too long.”
“Funny, I’m not in the mood for a Cinderella retelling.”
“Chambermaids cannot be friends with Kings.”
“You don’t have to have all the answers. You just need to live for today.”

I loved the first book in the series, The Veiled Heir, and it was nice to read about some of the events from that book from a different perspective.

The Forbidden King takes place at the same time as The Veiled Heir, but it focuses on King Cathan and Reneah. I enjoyed their relationship development and learning more about the mate bonds.

I feel like this book is a great addition to the series, and I can’t wait to read more.



I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.