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354 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 2020
Audio book source: Libby (library borrow)
Story Rating: 3.5 stars
Narrator: Karen Chilton
Narration Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Romance
Length: 10 hours and 53 minutes
He'd been raised to be a warrior king in a world that didn't need one, but somehow he'd never won a battle of stubbon will with this whip-thin old man who'd never raised a hand to him.
If the most important woman in the land is little more than a temporary trinket—not even a trophy, which is shown off—then the seamstress and the shop owner and the shepherdess shouldn't expect any better. There's an ugly brilliance to it, and the fact that it might not have been purposeful makes it worse.
Johan: Before you go, I was wondering if you could share your workout routine? I thought my thigh game was top-tier, but I'm trying to get on your level.
Sanyu: Try twenty-eight years of training with the Njazan Royal Guard.
Johan: Hm. I'll do more lunges and see what happens.