Review:
A princess who wants nothing more than to find something more than what her life has for her and a king who needs a bride in order to fight a war... two people who are from completely opposite worlds find themselves in an unlikely marriage that has them both asking what is real and not? Princess Elveena “Elvie” is a light elf, she has never seen a dark elf in her entire life as the dark elves and the light elves have been separated since her birth... but one day a mysterious stranger appears in court and invites the royal family to attend the sacred ball held by the king of the dark elves who is searching for his future queen. Elvie wants nothing more than to go, she wants adventure, to get outside her world and to explore... and this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Despite the warnings from her parents, she knows this is her chance. What was only suppose to be a night of fun at a ball turns into something more as Elvie soon finds herself engaged to the king himself. King Arkain is a dark elf, whose’s parents were murdered in the orc war and now his kingdom is preparing to fight again against the orcs, he knows his resources are limited and he needs the help of the light elves to win the war.... and the only surefire way to ensure their support is if he has a light elf bride... particularly the only daughter of the king. Arkain is willing to do whatever it takes to save his people and his kingdom, even sacrifice his chance at love... except he doesn’t expect to be completely swept off his feet by the kind and beautiful Elvie who is much more than just a pretty face, she’s fierce, bold, and strong. Arkain knows he is a monster for tricking Elvie... yet she wants a real marriage, she wants him to court her, and soon he finds that he can’t deny her anything. Their mutual attraction and chemistry is making what started off as a trick into a very real love between them... yet someone is plotting against them and they’ll have to work together to stop them before it’s too late and they’ve lost each other and those they love. This was such a fun take on the Beauty and the Beast-esque story and I loved the chemistry between Elvie and Arkain.