{"id":2370,"date":"2025-03-24T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:03:00","slug":"book-review-a-kings-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2370","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: A King\u2019s Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A King\u2019s Trust<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by S.E. McPherson<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy \/ Romance<\/p>\n

ISBN: <\/strong>9798992254310<\/p>\n

Print Length:<\/strong> 382 pages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reviewed by Toni Woodruff<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Tantalizing and dripping with tension\u00e2\u0080\u0094a slow-burn romantasy that explodes when things get hot\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Beau is content in being the second prince\u2014the imperfect, unbothered prince; the one who won\u2019t inherit the crown but will live with the privilege of the royal family with his best friend and guard Elias.<\/p>\n

But when his golden boy of an older brother dies, Beau is considered the successor\u2014a job he doesn\u2019t want\u2014and it starts with a task he wants the least: to find a woman to become his queen. He\u2019s attached to these girls, sure, but he knows that none of them could possibly provide the loving life he could lead if he was just allowed to be with Elias.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That never changes\u2014Elias is and always be the love of Beau\u2019s life\u2014but his heart does expand. Lady Penamour is a fiery, opinionated, intelligent, and absolutely breathtakingly beautiful girl who starts out a foe but blossoms into the perfect partner by the time she realizes Beau wasn\u2019t the one who killed his brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Beau thought nobody did it. Just a fluke accident\u2014a usually excellent horseback rider falling off a horse\u2014but secrets are bubbling up through the cracks of every surface. Char\u2019s death is only one of them. His safety and the crown might not be so secure either. As readers, we\u2019re left wondering who\u2019s out for his power, who\u2019s lying to him, and how in the hell is he going to kiss Elias without ruining everything.<\/p>\n

Just like Beau has been waiting for Elias, we as readers are desperate for that friendly hand on a shoulder to turn into a full-out, passionate embrace. They love each other. They know this. Just do it already!<\/p>\n

Not only is the romance a slow-burn, but we take our time in the fantasy as well. We\u2019re following a crown prince in a royal family who doesn\u2019t understand him\u2014or even love him at all, in his father\u2019s case\u2014and we hope that he\u2019s able to pick a wife instead of being arranged one. The fantasy is light, too, until it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

Before we meet her, we don\u2019t want the wife to be Lady Penamour either. It would hurt Beau too much\u2014any person reminding him of the brother he loved is going to be the wrong choice for him. She was engaged to Char after all. But by the time she steps onto the scene, it\u2019s clear that this is the lady for us. They\u2019ve got a particularly brutal but honest repartee, neither giving the other the benefit of the doubt on anything. She\u2019s strong-willed and politically superior, and, if they end up getting together, you know it\u2019s going to be as fiery as her vicious words.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018My brother died falling off a horse!\u2026 It was an accident. <\/em>You were there! I\u2019ve worn a lot of hats in my time, but I\u2019ve never been <\/em>gravity. The only responsibility I have to Char\u2019s death is that I\u2019m the one picking up all the pieces of what he left behind.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re able to withstand the tantalizing tension, the dripping ache and yearning for touch, you\u2019re going to absolutely devour the second half of this book. When it gets going, it really gets going. The slow-burn explodes into a fiery pace, glowing with powerful magic and blushing with orgasmic detail. If you like your romantasy spicy\u2014which, let\u2019s be honest, you do\u2014you can\u2019t miss A King\u2019s Trust<\/em>. Coast through the slow set-up\u2014a tease\u2014because it\u2019s building, it\u2019s coming. I promise.<\/p>\n

Both Elias and Lady Penamour are superior love interests and characters. Elias is a super-guard\u2014the best fighter in the kingdom by a long shot and supremely loyal to Beau. Beau\u2019s unending trust in Elias makes us nervous as readers, but Elias squashes those nerves time and time again. Something between the two is electric but also calm, two puzzle pieces sliding into place.<\/p>\n

Lucky for us, Penny (one of Lady Penamour\u2019s many nicknames), just so happens to be a naturally fitting third piece. We\u2019re obviously cheering for Beau and Elias\u2019s love story to hit its peak\u2014and stay there\u2014but you couldn\u2019t think of a better person to share the crown with than her. Author S.E. McPherson has done a spectacular job with these characters\u2014about as complex and likable as they come. And with the amount of secrets hiding behind every corner, we\u2019re never quite comfortable in trusting anyone. Everything could come crumbling down at any moment. It\u2019s just about who will be there when it does.<\/p>\n

A King\u2019s Trust <\/em>is exactly the type of slow-burn romance you were hoping for. It\u2019s not slow for slow\u2019s sake\u2014it\u2019s slow for tension\u2019s sake. Until the tension erupts. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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