Regret and revenge war inside of me, and I need to figure out a plan fast before I get tangled up in the schemes of kings and queens. After living amongst the terrifying army of Fourth Kingdom, I find myself, once again, in strange lands and a kingdom surrounded by liars. Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold. Love happens in all kinds of ways. Fast. Slow. In bits and pieces, or immediate. Filled with lust, one-sided longing, a snap realization never noticed before. Deeply. Thoroughly. Love is a whisper we didn’t hear or a sound that drums in our ears and drowns out everything else.”

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Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've been kept in. Read this series NOW! I felt like I was in the story watching and holding my breath the entire time' 5***** Reader ReviewAuren learns that Midas is Bardon East, the thief lord she was trying to escape from years ago. He has worked his way up to king by deceiving everyone. I wish I could string up the sun and keep it tied in the sky, but wishes are for stars, and I hardly get to see any of those anyway.” For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything. You’re not the villain in my story.” “I am,” he says without remorse, his sharp jaw tight with tension. “But I’ll be the villain for you. Not to you.”

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If you found our recaps useful, please consider leaving a tip! Donations will help pay for our domain and hosting. The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in. Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war. Because these bars I’m kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I’d never left.

Midas learns that queen Malina is rebelling against him. He also learns that someone is pregnant with his child. This is the captivating second book of The Plated Prisoner Series. It’s an adult epic fantasy story blending romance, intrigue, and beautiful imagery. Return to the seductive world of magic inspired by the tale of King Midas, and get caught up in the world of Orea. Midas takes a drugged Auren to the ball. She ruins his opening speech by not turning the bannister into gold. He’s angry. She has burned through the drugs. Auren goes to see Rissa and Mist. Mist says Midas will officially recognise her baby as his, so it’ll be king or queen when it grows up.

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I've been a fan for a while but this book is in a league of its own. It was an emotional rollercoaster. Elizabeth Brown, author of Blood Crown The world taught me that things could always be worse. I learned to always look up, to take what I could get, to settle. I became too blinded by my bright sides to see the truth. Sometimes, you look at the silver lining so much that you drift into denial about the clouds.” I was told that being confined was to keep the bad out . . . Until i realized it was about keeping me in

King Midas rescued me. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. I’m called his precious. His favored. I’m the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. To show how powerful he is. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. And even though I don’t leave the confines of the palace, I’m safe.