🏰 A Fun & Spicy 'Why Choose' Romance from J. Gala!!🏰
I haven't read a historical romance in years, and this one was so much fun! This is what I would call a historically flavored romance, as there's no actual historical truth anywhere which is a significant deviation from what I typically read. See also "Why Choose" more recently called reverse harem, changed out out of a desire to be more culturally sensitive, and not something I generally read. I think this might be my second one ever.
Anywho, Marielle is the Queen and she was pretty much sold from her uncle (the King in her land - a much warmer, spring time place) to the King of the Winter Kingdom who, after two former wives and well into his old age, still needs an heir.
She is escorted to her new kingdom by Warwick, her personal guard, who manages to get her safely home even through a snow storm Marielle's not used to and an illness from exposure and being poorly dressed.
Once Mari is well again at the castle, she's introduced to a lovely ladies maid - Gwen, and the King's Guard, Cyprian (Cy.) Once the wedding to the King occurs and it is made clear that his former wives probably weren't the reason they couldn't have children (neither was the King probably, but that's part of the mystery and more of what makes this almost a PNR type historical romance, and all for you to figure out!!) Mari is told to set about the task of bearing the King an heir - hopefully before he dies.
And thus a lovely, schmexy time was had by all!! I reall do think J. Gala (Jessica Gadziala's pen name) did an excellent job in portraying M/M relationship, F/F and MFM with a lot more "relationship" than p0rn type schmexy times on the page. As it is the first one I've read by her I'm interested to go back and read The Heir and see how that one goes, but all in all I really enjoyed a well written, fun book wherein some of the matters could have had issues, but instead were dealt with in a respectful manner where not one individual was made to feel like only a sexual plaything. Thank you for keeping the feelings of romance alive and well in The Winter Queen, I look forward to reading more from J. Gala!
Four out of five stars for J. Gala's The Winter Queen only because I think there were some areas that will definitely get better with time as this writer continues in this genre.
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