She also knew how to use medicinal plants in order to heal, and her knowledge is very important to the story both in this book, and, I am guessing in the future books of this series.
I also loved that the women held an important place in this world, Calista even knew how to use a bow and arrow to try to defend her home against intruders. I was immediately swept into the midst of the story of Destined for a King, and the characters were so well done I wanted to stay in this hostile and slightly scary world. Torch doesn’t really care that Calista has been promised to the king, as he has seen her in a vision, and he knows that they will be together. Torch is badly hurt, though, and Calista has to nurse him back to health, or her father will not only stay in prison, but be executed. This war is brought literally into Calista’s front yard, when Torch and his Bastard Brotherhood take the fort under siege. There is magic, and there is a war on the horizon.
For with Calista’s love, no man has ever felt more powerful.ĭestined for a King is the story of two very strong characters, a world in which the king is the ultimate ruler, and where there is no room for mistakes…ĭestined for a King is set in a fantasy world, that has a little bit of a medieval feel to it. He will fulfill his destiny and take her from the usurper king, even in his weakened state. But after taking one look into Calista’s smoldering gray eyes, Torch discovers a passion nobler than retribution.
Taking Blackbriar Keep is the first step in that plan, and-by the three gods-it won’t be the last. Now, with her father’s life at stake, Calista must nurse the brigand back to health, and the strangest thing happens: She finds herself fascinated by his tautly muscled body, and enthralled by his hotly whispered demands.Įver since his father’s death, the fearsome warrior they call Torch has been consumed by his quest for revenge. She even manages to sink a poison-tipped arrow into their commander, who survives long enough to conquer the Keep and claim Calista for his own. Though she is intended for the king, Calista Thorne picks up a crossbow to defend her ancestral home, Blackbriar Keep, from a gang of landless knights. Published by Loveswept on 6 September 2016 This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased * Destined for a King by Ashlyn MacNamara *I received a free copy of Destined for a King from Loveswept via Netgalley.
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