![]() It’s even harder when you’re all keeping secrets and trying to forget a memory-a missing person, an act of revenge, the man in the black truck who won’t stop following your car-and especially when at least one of you is a killer and there’s a body in the trunk. But when their wealthy grandfather dies and leaves a cryptic final message in his wake, the siblings and their respective partners must come together for a cross-country road trip to fulfill his final wish and-more importantly-secure their inheritance.īut time with your family can be tough. And for very good reasons-we’ll get to those later. Where Did I Get This Book: I was sent an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley.īook Description: Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan haven’t all been together in years. ![]() Book: “He Started It” by Samantha Downing ![]()
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![]() ![]() On Kelsea’s nineteenth birthday, the tattered remnants of her mother’s guard - each pledged to defend the queen to the death - arrive to bring this most un-regal young woman out of hiding.Īnd so begins her journey back to her kingdom’s heart, to claim the throne, win the loyalty of her people, overturn her mother’s legacy and redeem the Tearling from the forces of corruption and dark magic that are threatening to destroy it. For 18 years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea’s uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret after her mother – a monarch as vain as she was foolish – was murdered for ruining her kingdom. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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