A Kingdom of Frost and Malice

The Winter Court Series, Book 1

By: Ashley McLeo

Narrated by: Avie Paige

Blood slave to courtier of the Winter fae... you'd think I'd moved up. I'm not so sure.

The auction block awaits, and a vicious vampire prince wants me and what flows through my veins. So I make a run for it, only to end up falling at the feet of a fae warden.

Technically, Roar, the Warden of the West, should return me to the vampire court, but he has other ideas. He needs a fake fiancée.

The deal: if I play his dutiful partner at the Winter Court and help him trick the cold King of Winter, Roar will hide me from the blood-suckers intent on draining the life from me.

I agree, and for a while, it seems like nothing can go wrong. That is until Vale, Warden Roar's nemesis, sets his sights on me. A part of me likes the warrior prince's attention. Luckily, the more sane part knows Prince Vale is not a fae to mess with.

Besides, I can't dissolve my contract with Warden Roar. To do so would bring down the ire of the king and ruin my chances of earning my freedom. So I do my best to keep Roar and Vale from each other's throats, all the while convincing the Winter Court of my love for Roar.

It's official: I'm a part of the deadly game of noble houses, and losing could cost me everything.

If you like the political intrigue of Game of Thrones and the found family aspect and romances of ACOTAR, you'll love this romantic fantasy.

©2023 Ashley McLeo (P)2024 Podium Audio

I was immediately pulled in!

Well narrated and very engaging plot! Enjoyed every word, can’t wait to listen to book 2.

It was ok. No spice

I’d read the 2nd book if I’m bored. I’m moving on to other books. Not bad, but it doesn’t grab you emotionally. There’s no spice, if I read a stinker I may go back and continue the series. Not a fan of the narrator.

A bunch of characters randomly have the same accent as the Count from Sesame Street, the rest are Americans 🤔

Made it to Chapter 9. Gave up. The story is sooooo slow. It takes pages to observe the main character eat a bowl of pot roast but removing the metal spikes in her wings she’s had for a lifetime in a painful and dramatically difficult process takes about 2 minutes and we get little detail. The narrator is unclear about when and how to use inflection, choosing instead to make the main character sound like Madonna did during the Evita press tour (fake British clipped accent—weird). Do not recommend.

A very good story

I really like this story is full of betrayal, Lies, love, friendship. The story has a por of the typical fairy, romance atoréis but with a twist you never know who to trust and who don’t , the main character is different fron others I’ve read, the narration some times feels a little mecanic though

Love the twists and turns

This story is captivating, and riveting in its telling. I can’t wait to read the next me in this series.