Publisher: Rain Press
Publication Date: March 29, 2025
Print Length: 193 pages
About the Book:
Reign of Winter
When I became Chief of Police in Haven Hollow, I thought my biggest challenge would be keeping the supernatural residents in line while raising my two adopted sons.
I was wrong.
My ex-fiancé, Fox Aspen, was kidnapped by the would-be queen of Winter, and his life is hanging on the line.
Not only that, my brother’s soul, which was trapped in his class ring, has been stolen by Wren, Janara’s right-hand-woman.
And if that weren’t enough to make me want to tear my hair out, my husband—yes, I have one of those, too—has disappeared after being possessed by a vampire deity.
Now my worst enemy, the usurper Queen Janara, has sent me a severed finger along with a chilling ultimatum: surrender, or everyone I love dies.
Becoming the queen I was born to be means sacrificing the life I’ve worked so hard to build. But staying human means abandoning those who need me most…
With refugees from Misty Hollow flooding my town, a murderous fairy queen hunting me down, and family I never knew I had thrown into the mix, I’m facing impossible choices at every turn.
I never wanted a crown, that’s true.
But I’ll be damned if I let Janara keep it.
My Review:
Royal Ransom is the 41st book in the Haven Hollow series,
and the fourth book in the Princess Procedural spin-off. I love how the focus
of each book in the series is on a different character. Taliyah is the narrator
for the Princess Procedural tales, and I really love her stories.
This book follows right on the heels of the eighth and final
book in the Misty Hollows series, As the Crow Dies. Refugees from Misty Hollow
are dropped at the doorstep of Haven Hollow. As they flow through the portal from
the Winter realm, Fox stays behind and is unceremoniously kidnapped by Janara,
the evil would-be queen. Now, Fox’s life is on the line, and Taliyah has been
sent an unsavory ultimatum. Since she’s in line for the throne, Taliyah turns
to someone who may be able to sneak her into Winter without involving anyone in
Haven Hollow.
This installment is dark, gritty, and full of action as Taliyah
works through several challenges all tossed into her lap at the same time. She has
to try and come to terms with her Princess Olwen side, saving Fox and the entirety
of the Winter realm, and rescue her brother’s soul. High costs are paid on this
book, ones that will have a lasting effect throughout future books. If anyone
can serve and protect, while resisting the evil that flows around them, it’s
Taliyah and entire Haven Hollow cast of characters.
Royal Ransom is a wonderful fourth book in the Princess
Procedurals series (and book 41 in the Haven Hollows series) by H.P. Mallory
and J.R. Rain. This writing duo brings interesting stories, intriguing
characters, and thought-provoking mysteries to life. The character development
provides history and growth, and the world-building creates a fantastic world
to watch the characters continue to evolve and bond.
I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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