This is the first book in the Hearts and Thrones series. This is one of those fantasy romance series where each book focuses on a different couple. This was pretty standard fantasy romance fare. I thought it was okay and it was an easy read.

Vitala has been trained her whole life to one day assassinate the emperor. However, when she finally meets the emperor he is much different than she expected. When the emperor, Lucien, is betrayed Vitala decides assassination might not be the best path forward. Vitala and Lucien end up fleeing across the countryside and trying to regroup to rescue Lucien's throne.

There is some decent world-building here and decent war politics if you like that sort of thing. At times all of this takes a backseat to the romance. The chemistry between the two main characters is also decent and I enjoyed them. The story does wrap up a bit too conveniently towards the end.

Overall this was a quick and easy read, but I probably won't read more of this series because I didn't love it and thought it was pretty forgettable. I would recommend to those who enjoy fantasy romance and don't mind when world-building and story take a backseat to the romance.

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