I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Ever After by Kate SeRine Series: Transplanted Tales #4
Also in this series: Along Came A Spider, The Better to See You, Ever After
Published by eKensington on 2014-08-21
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Fiction, Legends, Myths, Fables, Love & Romance, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Supernatural
Pages: 368
Format: eARC
Source: the Publisher
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To Catch a Thief…
For centuries, Gideon Montrose has served the King of Fairies without question and, often, without mercy. So when the King orders him to apprehend a notorious thief, Gideon obeys. But when he finally gets his hands on the beautiful culprit, Gideon’s in for a shock.
Arabella Locksley is none other than the spirited, unpredictable woman he knew back in Make Believe as Robin Hood — the love of his life whose tragic death destroyed his chance at Happily Ever After.
Now, he has an impossible choice. Betray the woman he once loved, or the king he’s bound to serve?
Like the earlier books, SeRine’s Ever After takes place in the Here and Now, but unlike the previous books, we get a glimpse of what life was like before. We start with a peek at Gideon’s life before he began working for the Fairy King, and throughout the story we get enough of his back-story to understand why he stayed for so long. We also learn about his tragic romance, and of course that makes us fall in love with him and want to heal his broken heart.
While I found the romance predictable (I have read a LOT of PNR though, so it takes quite a bit to surprise me) the action and mystery involved in the story kept me entertained, and turning the pages as fast as my eyes could read. And of course, cameos with our favorite Tales, including Red and Nate (still my favorite, for obvious reasons!) kept me grinning with what could only be described as a feeling of being in on an inside joke.
I’ve always felt a closeness with these stories, and as fun as they can be, they also have a darkness to them. Ever After is no exception. It was exactly what I expected and was left at the end with a feeling of contentment and hopefulness for future books in the Transplanted Tales saga. (More Nate & Red please!)
The blog tour prizes are:
Grand Prize ($50 gift card to Amazon, B&N, or BAM – Winner’s Choice); signed paperback copy of EVER AFTER, and Transplanted Tales swag.
And two winners will receive an e-book copy of the Transplanted Tales novel of his/her choice.
The giveaway is international, but the swag may differ slightly for an international winner due to shipping costs.
About Kate SeRine
Kate SeRine (pronounced “serene”) has been telling stories since before she could hold a pen. When she’s not writing, you’ll find Kate reading every book she can get her hands on, watching low-budget horror movies, or geeking out over pretty much any movie adaptation of a comic book. As long as action and suspense are involved, she’s in!
Kate lives in a smallish, quintessentially Midwestern town with her husband and two sons, who share her love of storytelling. She never tires of creating new worlds to share and is even now working on her next project—probably while consuming way too much coffee. Kate is also the author of the award-winning paranormal romance series, Transplanted Tales.
Melanie Simmons (@mlsimmons)
This looks like a great series. I’ve yet to try anything by this author, but I hope to try something soon.
Laura
It’s a great series, and a lot of fun!
Cheryl Rogers
I like the subject of this book, my daughters name is Aubrie ( the meaning when I look it up is King of the Fairies). Yes Aubrey used to be a man’s name.
Laura
Oh how fun is that!
kah cherub
Thank you for the giveaway! The book sounds great.
Katiria Rodriguez
Awesome this series looks and sounds fantastic! thanks for the great giveaway!
CJ Schindler
Sounds like a great love story with lots of conflict. I love to cover, too! Thanks for sharing!
BellaBookaholic
Thank you for the giveaway! The book sounds great.
Roselle Torres
Thank you!
Melinda Dartmann
Sounds like there may be more books to come yet!!!
Stephanie B
Love it! Thank you for the swag giveaway!
angelina
Thank you!
Betul E.
Looking forward to reading this book! Thanks for the giveaway
Stephanie F.
Really love this series. It so much fun reading these twists on fairy tales that I grew up loving.
Kirsty Fox
Great giveaway, thanks from a UK reader 🙂