The Fire Lord's Lover

The world described in this book is an interesting mix of fantasy and historical facts. I would not call it alternate history (because elves, magic and dragon do not exist), but it is an interesting theory.

Long time ago England is conquered and divided by Elven Lords. In 1724, population is mix of humans and half-breeds. There is still king who is just a figure-head and does not have any true authority. The fashion is the same as in real England in that period, with large hoop skirts and powdered hair.

Love story between main characters gets a lot of attention, so if you want hard-core-fantasy novel - skip this book.
But if you are in a mood for a fantasy with a dose of romance, you will probably like this. Also all the elves look like Legolas from 'The Lord of the Rings' movie, so if you thought he was cute, you are in for a treat. ;)

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a solid 3.5 stars.

for a free book (or for the $5 it's currently selling for on amazon), this was pretty damn good. i like romance novels to have a plot beyond 2 people making puppy eyes at each other, and this one has a fantastic set-up: a handful of rather evil elves have set up shop as the rulers of 1700s england, with the english king passed among them as a trophy for winning the season's war games. the underground rebellion, sick of their elvish overlords, has trained the young woman betrothed to the local elf lord's son & general as an assassin.

the alternate historical setting gives plenty of opportunities to describe rolling countryside and corset stays all blushed over with elven magic. the "timely" lingo only occasionally gets silly, and the quick, fun plot avoids the most obnoxious of romance novel cliches (i.e., these two people actually communicate on occasion, instead of spending the whole novel misunderstanding each other). a promising start to a new series. ( )

a solid 3.5 stars.

for a free book (or for the $5 it's currently selling for on amazon), this was pretty damn good. i like romance novels to have a plot beyond 2 people making puppy eyes at each other, and this one has a fantastic set-up: a handful of rather evil elves have set up shop as the rulers of 1700s england, with the english king passed among them as a trophy for winning the season's war games. the underground rebellion, sick of their elvish overlords, has trained the young woman betrothed to the local elf lord's son & general as an assassin.

the alternate historical setting gives plenty of opportunities to describe rolling countryside and corset stays all blushed over with elven magic. the "timely" lingo only occasionally gets silly, and the quick, fun plot avoids the most obnoxious of romance novel cliches (i.e., these two people actually communicate on occasion, instead of spending the whole novel misunderstanding each other). a promising start to a new series. ( )

I thought this book was super fun.

In the past, Elves invaded England and took the joint over. This book takes place in the 1700s, and by then the 7 bored Elven rulers have divvied up the kingdom and play wargames amongst themselves, with the King as prize.

This book takes place in Firehame, Lord Mor'ded's domain. The story centers around Dominic, his half elven (bastard) son who is his Champion, and Lady Cassandra, the lady the Lord hopes will breed him a new champion. (hopefully) Unbeknownst to the Elven court, Cass has been trained as an assassin to take out Lord Mor'ded.

And of course there's the requisite falling in love with the enemy and the shenanigans that ensue as Cass tries to keep to her mission and she's surrounded by court intrigues and her hottie new husband. ( )

I thought this book was super fun.

In the past, Elves invaded England and took the joint over. This book takes place in the 1700s, and by then the 7 bored Elven rulers have divvied up the kingdom and play wargames amongst themselves, with the King as prize.

This book takes place in Firehame, Lord Mor'ded's domain. The story centers around Dominic, his half elven (bastard) son who is his Champion, and Lady Cassandra, the lady the Lord hopes will breed him a new champion. (hopefully) Unbeknownst to the Elven court, Cass has been trained as an assassin to take out Lord Mor'ded.

And of course there's the requisite falling in love with the enemy and the shenanigans that ensue as Cass tries to keep to her mission and she's surrounded by court intrigues and her hottie new husband. ( )