The Kiss of Deception is one of those books that reaches across genres to engage readers of all types of books. The book opens with Lia affirmatively denying her impending wedding to a man she does not know. Being First Daughter means her duty is to ensure her lands are safe, even if her heart is not. Not willing to accept this, she first sends a note to her betrothed only to go unanswered, and flees her homeland with her best friend in tow.

Fast forward to the simple life where Lia is now working as a server at a local tavern. Insert two mysterious travelers, Rafe and Kaden, who are not all they seem to be. As the book progresses, we get to know the three main characters well, but not where their intentions lie, which are left to unfold through the story.

The Kiss of Deception will keep you entertained and guessing throughout the book and leave you wanting more with every chapter, which was incredibly hard to manage in a buddy read! It's one of those books I was so tempted to google the answers, because I was constantly on the edge of my seat, biting my nails, hoping my guesses were wrong.

I blog on behalf of a bookstore and reviewed The Kiss of Deception, as we are hosting Mary E. Pearson for the third book in the triology. Feel free to check it out here!