The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Unfortunately it is not a match made to be. But it is Rafe, the mysterious assassin whom Lia eventually falls for.

LOVE TRIANGLE! Both Rafe and Kaden capture Lia’s attention. Then to make matters worse, there is an assassin sent by the Komizar, ruler of the rival kingdom of Venda who happens to also occupy a room at the inn.

2 seconds because no one is about to let a princess disappear into nothingness! The prince of Dalbreck is hot on her tail and trails Lia to to the town of Terravin where he rents a room anonymously in Berdi’s inn. They set out for Pauline’s hometown of Terravin where they are employed by innkeeper Berdi and start their life of simplicity. So she conspires with her lady in waiting, Pauline, to escape the palace. She fears the suffocating duty placed upon her, and really that fact that she has never even met this prince has put all sorts of unsavory notions into her head about both his possible looks and demeanor. To complete this monumental task she simply has to marry the prince of Dalbreck. Her parents expect her to follow tradition and seal an alliance they have made with a neighboring kingdom. Princess Arabella Celestine Idris Jezelia, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan (Lia for short, thank goodness) is in a bit of a pickle. If you can’t remember what happened in A Curse So Dark and Lonely and you need a refresher, then you’re in the right place. Read a full summary of The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets-secrets that may unravel her world-even as she feels herself falling in love. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive-and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance.įed up and ready for a new life, Lia flees to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide.

She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan. She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father. She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection. Add it: Goodreads Goodreads Summary: A princess must find her place in a reborn world.

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson