Format: Kindle, 547 pages
Release Date: May 25, 2021
Publisher: K.A. Tucker
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Fantasy / Romance
She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again.
Gifted thief Romeria has flourished from her days as a street kid pilfering wallets to survive. Now she thrives, stealing jewels from the rich under the involuntary employ of New York City’s most notorious crime boss. But when an enigmatic woman secures her services at swordpoint, Romeria is plunged into a startling realm of opposing thrones, warring elven, and elemental magic she cannot begin to fathom.
Her quest is straightforward: Steal a stone from Islor’s sacred garden without anyone discovering her true identity, which would earn her certain death. But the identity she has inexplicably assumed is that of the captured Ybarisan princess—an enemy to Islor after she poisoned their beloved king and queen on the day she was to marry the prince.
Her betrothed, the newly crowned King Zander, detests her with every grain of his handsome being. Fortunately for Romeria, she is more valuable to him alive than dead. Zander gives her a choice: life in a cell, or an acquittal of all charges in exchange for her help in exposing the growing plot against him.
Romeria sees no other option and embraces the tricky role of smitten queen-to-be until she can escape, a ruse that brings her far closer to the king than she anticipated and threatens more than her safety. As she digs deeper into this sacred garden and the ancient feud between Ybaris and Islor, she discovers monstrous truths that could spell ruin for all.
A Fate of Wrath & Flame is the first installment in author K.A. Tucker's Fate & Flame trilogy. First, this story starts in 1739 with a key character named Sofie and her husband Elijah being separated thanks to a God named Malachi and trapped in a place called Nulling. Flash forward to the year 2020, where we find a woman named Romeria. As a Gifted thief, Romeria
has flourished from her days as a street kid pilfering wallets to
survive. Her father, who is basically homeless, warns her of a Demon with Flaming Hair and warns that her mother is searching for her after she was abandoned for monsters.
She normally thrives, stealing jewels from the rich under the involuntary employ of New York City’s most notorious crime boss. But when an enigmatic woman (Sofie) secures her services at swordpoint, she finds herself in a pickle with no way out. Sofie claims she needs Romy to save her husband Elijah who has been not quite dead for 300 years. Her quest is straightforward: Steal a stone from Islor’s sacred garden without anyone discovering her true identity, which would earn her certain death.
But the identity she has inexplicably assumed is that of the captured Ybarisan princess Romeria; an enemy to Islor after she poisoned their beloved king and queen on the day she was to marry the prince. Romeria is plunged into a startling realm of opposing thrones, warring elven, and elemental magic she cannot begin to fathom. Her betrothed, the newly crowned King Zander, detests her with every grain of his handsome being. Fortunately for Romeria, she is more valuable to him alive than dead.
Declared a killer and a traitor, she is thrown into prison, but her claims of innocence are helped by the fact that she remembers absolutely nothing of her life before waking up from what was most definitely a fatal wound, and she is clearly very different from the woman she once was. Romeria sees no other option and embraces the tricky role of smitten queen-to-be until she can escape, a ruse that brings her far closer to the king than she anticipated and threatens more than her safety.
As she digs deeper into this sacred garden and the ancient feud between Ybaris and Islor, she discovers monstrous truths that could spell ruin for all and she becomes closer with people like Elisaf. There is a conspiracy and an army is raising to take the Islorian throne and Zander has plenty of enemies that don't see eye to eye. Being thrown in a completely different world where Romy's lack of finesse and unusual colloquialisms was frowned upon, you can imagine it also was quite funny at times.
A Fate of Wrath & Flame is a slow burn,
enemies to lovers fantasy romance with a riveting storyline, filled with
politics and intrigues, and a stunning cliffhanger ending. As I would love to see what happens next, I'll hope that the sequel drops in price so that I can buy it, or request it from my library.
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