FFBC Tour: Royal Decoy (FATE OF EYRINTHIA, #1) BY HEATHER FROST

Royal Decoy (Fate of Eyrinthia, #1)

by Heather Frost
Release Date: June 18th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis:

A SERVANT blackmailed into becoming a princess’s decoy.

A BODYGUARD determined to keep her alive.

A PRINCE forced to execute his father’s brutal laws.

A PRISONER used to keep him compliant.

A WORLD on the brink of war.

In one horrible night, Clare goes from kitchen maid to royal decoy. She has three months to become the princess’s perfect double so she can ensure her betrothal to an enemy prince. Desperate to survive, Clare throws herself into self-defense training, taught by her distractingly attractive bodyguard. The danger increases when a ruthless assassin begins stalking her, intent on ending the tenuous peace.

Across the northern mountains, Prince Grayson is his father’s ultimate weapon. He carries out the king’s harsh orders because the one person he cares about is his father’s prisoner. Grayson’s silent obedience is tested when his father plans to exploit the marriage alliance between two of their greatest enemies. If Grayson submits, the blood of thousands will spill. If he resists, the girl who means everything to him will die.

The fate of Eyrinthia hangs in the balance. Some want peace. Some want war. All will be thrown into chaos.

REVIEW: I’ve been exited about this one for a little while now, and upon reading it, I am so happy I found this story! Filled with intrigue and danger, questions of fate, and a dash of romance, this book had a little of everything I want in this kind of story, and I can’t wait to see what happens next in this series!

This book focuses on two stories, that of Clare and of Prince Grayson. Both are caught in a fate that neither of them wanted. Clare gets caught in an assassination attempt on a princess, and while proved innocent Clare is forced to act as a decoy for the princess, or face assured death. Grayson is in one of the enemy kingdoms mentioned, forced to deal with his horrid family in an attempt to protect the girl he loves. Both stories are thrown together in the aftermath of cataclysmic events! Filled with twists and heartache, this story kept me hooked from the start, and I loved all the new turns as the story progressed!

Heather Frost writes mostly YA fiction and has a soft spot for tortured characters, breath-stealing romance, and happy endings. She is the author of the Seers trilogy. She has a BS in Creative Writing and a minor in Folklore, which means she got to read fairy tales and ghost stories and call it homework.

When she’s not writing, Heather likes to read, travel, and hold Lord of the Rings movie marathons. She owns two typewriters, sings in the car, and dreams of living in a castle someday. She currently lives in a beautiful valley surrounded by towering mountains in the wilds of Utah.