Maria Luis

"I'm not scared of you."I meet her gaze. "You should be."Bound by a secret oath spanning generations, I am loyal to no one but the queen.Spy.Defender of the Crown.To all of England, I'm Saxon Priest. Traitor. Murderer. Owner of London's most infamous anti-loyalist pub.And then she appears.Isla Quinn may claim that she's only looking to serve tables, but I'm no fool. Bitterness bleeds from her hard-blue eyes, and her hatred for the queen is so palpable, I can practically taste it off every sharp-tongued word slipping from her full mouth."Hire me," she begs.We're on opposite sides of this war. Enemies from the start.Isla thought she found an ally, but she's found me instead.Savage.Ruthless.A man with no heart, no matter how the dead space inside my chest lurches whenever she's near.And so I lean over, dragging her deep into this twisted game of crowns and thrones, and offer a single vow: "I could use you."Road To Fire is a dark and gritty romantic suspense, and is the first book in the highly anticipated Broken Crown series.

A Royal Romance

Road to Fire

"I'm not scared of you." He meets my gaze. "You should be." All of England knows his name. Saxon Priest. Savage. Ruthless. A man bent on all-out destruction. His target? The royal family. I’m not looking for a knight in shining armor when I approach him for a job—but I never anticipated how my heart might quicken when faced with London’s most notorious killer. His eyes are cold. His mouth scarred and sneering when he dismisses me as fragile, weak. He couldn’t be more wrong. I have blood on my hands and hate in my heart—just like him. But with England on the brink of war, Saxon is my last hope. And when he risks everything to save me, I succumb to the ice in his veins and the blistering heat that tethers us together. He may be the devil in disguise but I’m Isla Quinn, and I killed the king. Road To Fire is the first book in the Broken Crown series. Intrigue. Grit. Soul-wrenching love. This is not your average royal romance. Enter if you dare.

A Dark Royal Romance

Road To Fire

Jessie Stafford

Starting on the opposite sides of the war, full of secrets and unsettling attraction Saxon Priest and Isla Quinn are one hell of a ride. From start to finish Road To Fire is a fast paced, heart wrenching tale of fierce love, finding loyalties and realizations that every one can indeed be broken. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t the one who will fix you. Put every piece of your broken soul back together until there is no longer one without the other.

These characters completely stole my heart. Maria Luis has created a new world with this beginning novel in the Broken Crown series encompassing the perfect amount of angst and swoon worthy moments that are sure to leave you hopelessly lost to this story line. Saxon Priest is the epitome of a sexy, brooding, demanding and damaged Alpha. You’ll want to hug him as much as you want to see his ice melt to Isla’s fire and damn does it melt in the inferno of her. Once he realizes she is everything he’s ever craved in life, she truly sees and wants him despite the scars life has brought him, he is ALL in. Saxon may be cold as ice he wears as a daily shield but his bite just keeps you coming back for more.

Isla is FIERCE. Although she is fueled by emotion she stays collected and strong when faced with the harshest of realities life can throw at her. Through sheer will and determination she breaks Saxon down while at the same time standing for everything she’s always believed in. Isla never looses sight of her cause even when it shifts as she comes to terms with her ruthlessness, threaten what is hers and she will incinerate you. Despite being on opposite sides she recognizes the familiarity of purpose within her and Saxon immediately, that together they both will save not only themselves but those that mean most to them. 

I enjoyed seeing this side of Maria’s writing so much. It’s darker, grittier and deliciously dirty. Road to Fire is definitely one of the top books I’ve read so far this year and I can not wait to see what comes next for the Priest brothers.

Cassidy

Honestly really good to my surprise lmao. Interesting world building that is still a bit confusing ngl

Road to Fire A Royal Romance

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