To Poison a King (The Heirs of Isla #1)
S.G. Prince
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· 30 ratings · 427 pages · Published: 04 Apr 2023
Selene is the youngest daughter in a gifted line of healers, born to serve as the king's royal physician. Yet when Selene's mother Persaphe embroils her in a plot to kill the king, Selene finds herself poisoning the very man she is sworn to protect.
Things seem bleak, but there is another problem—the poison doesn’t work, and the king doesn’t die. Rather, he awakes from his coma paralyzed, aware of the attempt on his life, and furious.
With the palace in a state of upheaval and everyone hunting the king's poisoner, Persaphe flees, leaving Selene the task of rehabilitating the man she aimed to kill, all while hiding her true role in his demise. What follows is a journey spanning years and continents, as a king and his servant develop into unlikely friends…and more. Yet the closer Selene grows to the king, the more her secret weighs on her, as does her growing fear that Persaphe—having failed to kill him once—might return to try again.
Author's Note: To Poison a King is an adult standalone fantasy romance featuring a brooding hero and a gifted yet self-conscious healer. The story is written for readers who want to know a character from the inside out, who are in it for the build, who like to watch a transformation take place over time, because that's how you really feel it. I wrote this book from the heart, as true as I could make it. I think it changed me to write it. I hope it changes you, too. - S.G.
Content Warning: This book contains reference to attempted suicide, attempted sexual assault, violence, gore, death of an infant, and sex.
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Tagged as:
- fantasy 8
- witches 7
- forbidden love 7
- slow burn 7
- age gap 6
- magic 5
- royal hero 5
- friends to lovers 4
- enemies to lovers 4
- angst 4
- competent heroine 4
- plain heroine 4
- tortured hero 4
- paranormal 3
- dark romance 3
- m-f romance 3
- class difference 3
- caretaking 3
- political/court intrigue 3
- tortured heroine 3
- disabilities & scars 3
- high fantasy 2
- historical 2
- new adult 2
- working class heroine 2
- virgin heroine 2
- rich hero 2
- betrayal 1
- gifted/super-heroine 1
- shy heroine 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- suicide / ideation 5
- self harm 3
- abuse 3
- third party sexual assault 2
- death / grief 1
- Format
- audiobook
- first person pov 3
- standalone 1
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The 'The Heirs of Isla' series
4.19 · 32 ratings
new adult · fantasy · slow burn · paranormal · competent heroine · political-intrigue · audiobook · m-f · suicide · betrayal · class difference · self harm · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · gifted heroine · working class heroine · abuse · forbidden love · high fantasy · angst
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