Pretender to the Throne (Call of Duty, #3)

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A duty to the past After fifteen years in self imposed exile, the haunted rebel prince Xander Drakos must walk back through the palace gates and assume the role he once abandoned.Only one woman can restore his good name the woman he left behind But when Xander finds Layna Xenakos, he s horrified to see the effects of the turmoil he left behind written in the scars across her body.But her scars have given her strength, and Layna refuses to bow to his royal command Now Xander must use his practiced charm to convince her to become his bride, securing his legitimate place on the throne. Read Pretender to the Throne (Call of Duty, #3) author Maisey Yates – kino-fada.fr Maisey Yates takes the Beauty and the Beast story and twists it on its side with this book Is the heroine the beast due to her unsightly scars, or is the gorgeous prince with his decadent lifestyle really the beast Disclaimer I didn t put this review in spoiler tags, although there might be some borderline spoilerish elements I endeavored not to give too much a...This is Xander s story and completes the Call of Duty trilogy Crown Prince Xander left his home fifteen years ago under a cloud, he has spent every single one of those years in pain and although he never had the courage to end his life he had no regard for it, he took drugs, drank to excess and used sex to help him to forget We know very early on that he left home because he blamed himself for the death of his mother as he was driving the car when they had the fatal accident, even worse both h This is Xander s story and completes the Call of Duty trilogy Crown Prince Xander left his home fifteen years ago under a cloud, he has spent every single one of those years in pain and although he never had the courage to end his life he had no regard for it, he took drugs, drank to excess and used sex to help him to forget We know very early on that he left home because he blamed himself for the death of his mother as he was driving the car when they had the fatal accident, even worse both his father and brother also blamed him which wasthan he could bear Upon learning that his fathe...Xander Drakos is the ultimate bad boy The playboy prince who must now claim his place on the throne But with such a bad reputation only his ex fianc Layna can help him restore his image in the eyes of his people When he returns home though he finds Layna living in a convent ready to take vows and become a nun and her once beautiful face badly scarred Still he is determined to make her his bride but she can t forgive or forget how he once let her down and let him in again Fantastic book Ma Xander Drakos is the ultimate bad boy The playboy prince who must now claim his place on the throne But with such a bad reputation only his ex fianc Layna can help him restore his image in the eyes of his people When h...This book made me cry before the end of chapter six and I had a tear in my eye right through the last chapter.This was a very emotional read I ve been waiting for this story ever since I read the original Call of Duty duo about Eva and Mak and Stavros and Jessica, the younger brother and sister of Xander, our not so heroic hero.Fifteen years ago he walked away from his family who were grieving the death of his mother He also walked away from Layna, his young beautiful fianc e In the aftermath This book made me cry before the end of chapter six and I had a tear in my eye right through the last chapter.This was a very emotional read I ve been waiting for this story ever since I read the original Call of Duty duo about Eva and Mak and Stavros and Jessica, the younger brother and sister of Xander, our not so heroic hero.Fifteen years ago he walked away from his family who were grieving the death of his mother He also walked away from Layna, his young beautiful fianc e In the aftermath of his leaving, chaos reigned in the small country and in the resulting violence, Layna is injured.Now Xander is coming back Not because he wants to but because Stavros has asked him to come Stavros has...In general I enjoyed this book It was a bit different in that the hero really hated himself and had pretty much wasted the last 15 years The heroine was a badly scarred nun to be Both of them were interesting characters and they had good chemistry together He was not as ass to her however He was pretty nice and showed that he needed and wanted her from the get go However, this book badly needed a fresh set of editing eyes The time line was wonky It wasthan likely a rewrite where al In general I enjoyed this book...I loved this book I thought there were so many layers and the author really did a great job of describing human nature.I loved both Xander and Layna Xander was an extremely damaged individual but I loved his honestythan anything I would always choose honesty over beautiful lies, and so did Layna She was also scarred both physically and emotionally and I also liked her honesty about the person she had been and the one she had become I loved her strength This is such a wonderful book I I loved this book I thought there were so many layers and the author really did a great job of describing human nature.I loved both Xander and Layna Xander was an extremely damaged individual but I loved his honestythan anything I would always choose honesty over beautiful lies, and so...I didn t think Xander would be able to redeem himself with Layna but GODDAMN he did it in is such a SPECTACULAR WAY that I freakin LOVED HIM for itAy caramba Our virgin princess is a sexual submissive Kind of.Let me back track This is a beauty and the beast in reverse.Our stalwart hero has been a worthless user and abuser for the past 15 years after a life changing event back at the realm Called back home because his father s in a coma his brother and sister are ineligible to rule, he calls on his ex fiancee who is the scarred victim of an acid attack.The H is an unrepentant sensualist and hedonist and openly admits wanting a marriage Ay caramba Our virgin princess is a sexual submissive Kind of.Let me back track This is a beauty and the beast in reverse.Our stalwart hero has been a worthless user and abuser for the past 15 years after a life changing event back at the realm Called back home because his father s in a coma his brother and sister are ineligible to rule, he calls on his ex fiancee who is the scarred victim of an acid attack.The H is an unrepentant sensualist and hedonist and openly admits wanting a marriage of convenience with no fidelity in mind Gulp The virginal heroine is in an crystal prison of ...Not one of my fav books by MY Too much darkness for my liking.This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here the first time i read it i wasn t in the mood and just couldn t find any books i wanted to read so i easily got bored until the chapterone i stopped then i waited for the right mood to read it and finally it came yesterday So, full with it, i read it from the very start And boy, did you forget your time so what i learned you really can t underestimate your mood Our hero and heroine were a broken couple they seemed beyond repair for all the things they d done and felt our prince was the first time i read it i wasn t in the mood and just couldn t find any books i wanted to read so i easily got bored until the chapterone i stopped then i waited for the right mood to read it and finally it came yesterday So, full with it, i read it from the very start And boy, did you forget your time so what i learned you really can t underestimate your mood Our hero and heroine were a broken couple they seemed beyond repair for all the things they d done and felt our prince was a perfect imperfect future king you wouldn t want to have him as your king once you learned what he d done for fifteen years drugs , drinking, gambling, and countless anonymously sex with lots of women and did MY tell us fine, and repeatedly until it imprinted on my mind that our hero s an absolute man whore, thank you but that s just in appearance inside, you looked at a y...

Pretender to the Throne (Call of Duty, #3)
  • English
  • 15 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 192 pages
  • 0373132255
  • Maisey Yates
  • Pretender to the Throne (Call of Duty, #3)