Prince of Fortune

By: Lisa Tirreno

Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill, James Meunier

Red, White & Royal Blue meets A Darker Shade of Magic in this swoony young adult romantasy debut that’s an “entertaining blend of romance and action” (Kirkus Reviews) following a magical young prince and a noble seer who fall in love in the midst of war and intrigue.

Shy Prince Edmund will be a great king one day: it has been Seen again and again. With rare magic giving him dominion over the nation’s plants and weather, Edmund feels a great deal of pressure to live up to the people of Saben’s many expectations, including making a perfect diplomatic alliance through marriage. That is, until he meets Lord Aubrey Ainsley.

Charming, romantic, and politically insignificant, Aubrey is a Seer, but not even he could have predicted catching the eye of Edmund, the Prince of Fortune—nor that the anxious prince who talks to plants more than people could feel so right for him. Aubrey’s dream-visions have been full of battle, not love, but to say that Prince Edmund has captured his fancy would be a grand understatement.

As the two become more and more intertwined, the nation of Saben falls under attack. War and dark sorcery loom on the horizon. To save their homeland, Edmund and Aubrey must resist the outside forces seeking to drive them apart and find the power within themselves to create a future for Saben—and each other—they never could have imagined.

Critic reviews

"Narrators Raphael Corkhill and James Meunier give a compelling shared performance of this fantasy. When Prince Edmund and Aubrey meet for the first time, they have an instant connection that quickly blooms into more. But their country of Saben is on the brink of war—Aubrey and the other Seers have foreseen it in visions. Corkhill is convincing as brave, devoted Aubrey, who brings out the best in Meunier’s shy Edmund. The story unfolds in what feels like a series of vignettes as Aubrey fights terrible battles against monstrous soldiers and Edmund worries for Aubrey and agonizes over whether his own magic will be enough to end the war—and whether he and Aubrey will win their fight to be together."

So sweet!

This is a wonderful story with a darling romance and a great plot. I really enjoyed the characters and imagery. The descriptions of the war have stuck with me even days after finishing. The two separate narrators really help to define the two POVs, enriching the experience even further. Definitely worth your time!