Aren finding Lara trying to stitch herself up after she is injured in the fight, and him helping her. Then the sex.

Then, there are the characters. In large part, The Traitor Queen is a story about Lara’s redemption. Plagued by guilt and shame for her role in the deaths of countless Ithicanians, she is determined to do everything in her power to right things – to the extent that they can be righted. She is not the same person she was in The Bridge Kingdom, nor is Aren. They have understandably grown apart, and consequently, their love story is less fiery and more heartbreaking than it was in The Bridge Kingdom. They still love one another, but for Aren, that love is buried beneath layers of betrayal and hurt. The outcome of their relationship is not made known until the tail end of the book, which is to the story’s benefit. The book is allowed time to explore the intricacies of their relationship and examine how or if Aren might forgive Lara. The Characters: Beautiful and wayward Thalamika, handmaiden to the Queen of Crete and Priestess to the Goddess...Andrios, the boy who loves her, cousin of King Minos of Crete and instructor to his young son Sarpedon, Prince of Crete...Kretheus, ambassador from warlike Mycenae to the court of Minos, handsome, treacherous, bold... Willful Thalamika, irresistibly drawn to the Mycenean Prince, disdains the earnest advice of her friends, as Andrios tries desperately to uncover the truth behind flying rumors of disaster. All that however changes when someone starts spreading spiteful rumors about her, forcing the High Lord Akkarin to intervene. Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows her father is only keeping him alive to lure in his traitorous daughter.Having evaded capture by the Guild, the Rogue knows only Cery is capable of thwarting his ambition to rule the underworld.

He dropped the old woman's arm, feeling Lara's gaze on him. Knowing she was listening. "she doesn't know what love is." Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the Healer of the distant village of Mandryn. Although women are hardly ever accepted by the Guild of Healers, that doesn't deter the resolved Tessia. The brilliant writing style, the pure angst and heartache; lust and longing - wow!' 5***** READER REVIEW When Trudi was younger, she naively thought that she would have written a book by the time she was twenty-five. That however didn’t happen, and so she took a leap of faith and quit her full time job before starting a freelance illustration and design business. That way she could spend more time writing. Lastly, I have to take a moment to discuss Jensen’s writing style. It is engaging, descriptive, and easy to follow. Her use of a dual point of view enhances the book’s overall enjoyability, as it not only provides insight into the two lead characters but also helps to move the story along. She knows how to write and spin a captivating tale. The not so good

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