Of Mischief and Mages

A Forgotten Kingdoms Standalone

De: LJ Andrews

Narrado por: Tim Campbell, Stina Nielsen

A mage with deadly magic. A royal thief fading to a curse. A forgotten love that will unravel their world.

When Adira's crook of a boss sends her to a Las Vegas casino as one of his goons, her world turns upside down and she's tossed through the gates of a strange, dangerous world of mage courts and curses.

Disoriented and convinced she's in a twisted afterlife, Adira is overtaken and robbed by a band of highwaymen whose seductive leader stirs something in her soul.

Soon, royal guards rescue her and believe her to be a powerful blood mage, prophesied to protect the kingdom. While dining with the mage prince, his drunken stepbrother stumbles in, and Adira recognizes him as the thief who ambushed her in the forest.

As their forgotten pasts intertwine, Adira and a thieving prince may be the only ones who can unravel a spreading degeneration of the mage kingdom, but enemies of old are rising and it will become a battle between spell casters where one wears the crown and the prize for the rest is death.

This is a standalone dark fantasy romance with slow burn morally gray soulmates, forced proximity, epic found family, and spice.

Forgotten Kingdoms is a collection of full-length standalone fantasy romance novels with soulmates and a guaranteed happily ever after. With vampires, fae, shifters, and everything in between, each book features a unique heroine and her epic love story that can be enjoyed in any order.

©2024 LJ Andrews (P)2024 Podium Audio

Great read!

I am a huge fan of LJ Andrews so had to pick this up. I haven’t read any other books on this series but feel like I may have to try. I’m more into huge world building and this book as a stand alone just wasn’t enough. Maybe reading all of the books in this series will give me that. Andrews is brilliant with character interactions and banter. I wasn’t a huge fan of the female narrator for this but loved the two narrator POV.

great story writing and narration

I swear this author can take any plot and theme and create a world that completely engulfs your imagination and emotions. In fairness, the masterpiece could have been ruined if narrated improperly or by less talented people so credit needs to be added there as well. Honestly didnt want to stop listening and was sad when it was over. great read. would recommend.

Love!!

Two hours into this book and I was already sad to know that it would end. I absolutely loved this story and the characters. I can’t say enough good things about this book.

Excellent standalone fantasy romance!

This book left me more than a little eager to read the rest of the books in this series and to discover the other authors and their stories.

Despite the obvious possibilities of this single story evolving into a multiple book series on its own, I was more than satisfied with this novel. It has all my favorite characteristics - incredible worldbuilding, underpinning of an epic fantasy novel, and just enough spice to leave the reader gasping.

Great story

I really liked this book. It is a bit like the other fae romantasy books I've read lately, but overall, it is a great read. Both of the narrators are great.

Fun stand alone

I spent WAY too much time trying to figure out where in the forgotten kingdom this was occurring and who exactly the characters were. I think it has been too many books in between, but I eventually gave up and decided to just enjoy this story for what it was....a stand alone. Then I discovered that this was one of a series of 8 books that were all written by 8 different authors.....

In this book, we are introduced to Adira, a woman raised in the human world who suddenly finds herself crossing through the veil and ending up in a world that she has only read about in books. She left Las Vegas and ends up in the Mage Kingdom. She then finds herself in the middle of a mess and she has no idea whether or not she has just lost her mind and gone crazy.

First, there is the maddening Prince who she finds herself attracted to even though she shouldn't be. Then there is the Crown Prince who tells her that she is going to save his kingdom - if only she could figure out how to unleash her magic. There is this prophecy you see.....

Anyway, I alternated between listening on audio and reading the ebook. I enjoyed the magic system, the world building, but most of all, I LOVED the group of friends that come together to help Adira.

Because....yep, you guessed it...all is not what it seems.....

I want more!!

I absolutely loved these characters! LJ Andrews is one of my favorite authors, and this book has all of the elements as to why. Andrews also picks the BEST narrators for her audiobooks. They give such fire to her words! I wish Cage and Wildling’s , and other lovable characters, stories spanned a series. Andrews builds such complex worlds and deep character connections, that it’s hard to not want more. 10/10 recommend.

Plot

I enjoyed this book. The story flowed and it didn’t have lulls. I really like that it was a stand alone.