A Forbidden Fate

A Forbidden Fate Series, Book 1

By: Kaven Hirning

Narrated by: Abigail Reno, Chase T. Walker

A centuries-long war, an enchanted wood, and a curse.

Idalia leaves her castle to marry the new king of the Deep, certain that this union will be the final step in saving her kingdom. She must travel through the Florian Wood, a mysterious place shrouded in legend and myth. Things go awry when the Princess is captured by a band of thieves, and they soon discover that the stories of the Wood weren’t just stories after all.

To make matters worse, she is stranded in this nightmare with her rival: a shameless bandit who likes to talk and drink too much. Despite the dangers of the Wood, there is a threat far graver to the both of them—each other. Apart from their warring lands, they have also been cursed by the gods. They can never touch, or they will die, and their entire kingdoms with them.

Join Idalia and a group of misfits on this harrowing journey. One full of sorrow, terror, forbidden love… and plenty of drinks.

©2022 Kaven Hirning (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Pleasantly surprised me.

I’ve had a good stretch of DNF books that were disappointing or books that I went ahead and finished but wasn’t interested enough to read the next book in the series. I’ve been looking for my next good read. I started this one assuming I’d probably not even finish it. I was pleasantly surprised! I even bought the next one already.

The FMC wasn’t perfect, but wasn’t actively irritating. She didn’t just ASSUME she was being betrayed by the MMC and hate him over a misunderstanding. They didn’t cling to the enemies-to-lovers trope just to be contrary or to spite her own happiness. She was amusing and actually pretty likable.

I’m rooting for this crew!

Loved it!

Unique take on common tropes. It made me laugh and cry. Starting book 2 now.

That hurted.

Slow burn 1000%
The plot progresses nicely until everything goes wrong instantly and nose dives into a cliff hanger. Hurts like it knocked the breath out of me.

Great story! This is a really fun read.

I’m already getting ready to ready the next book in the series right now but I wanted to leave a quick review. This is a story like Princess bride. Great characters, a bit of fantasy, a bit of romance, a touch of magic and some laughs. Well written and great twist and turns!

All the magical vibes

This book is a fantasy fever dream, and I’m not ready to wake up! It has everything I love: an enchanted forest, a forbidden romance packed with slow-burn angst, and an ending that had me one-clicking the second book before I even caught my breath.

Abigail Reno and Chase T. Walker absolutely nailed Idalia and Braizen’s dual POVs—I was hooked from start to finish.

If you love magical vibes, angsty romance, banter that makes you laugh out loud, and stories that keep you up far too late, grab this one ASAP.