The Blacksmith Queen(The Scarred Earth Saga #1)
by G.A. Aiken
Blurb:
When a prophesy brings war to the Land of the Black Hills, Keeley Smythe must join forces with a clan of mountain warriors who are really centaurs in a thrilling new fantasy romance series from New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken.
The Old King Is
Dead
With the demise
of the Old King, there’s a prophesy that a queen will ascend to the throne of
the Black Hills. Bad news for the king’s sons, who are prepared to defend their
birthright against all comers. But for blacksmith Keeley Smythe, war is great
for business. Until it looks like the chosen queen will be Beatrix, her younger
sister. Now it’s all Keeley can do to protect her family from the enraged
royals.
Luckily, Keeley
doesn’t have to fight alone. Because thundering to her aid comes a clan of
kilt-wearing mountain warriors called the Amichai. Not the most socially adept
group, but soldiers have never bothered Keeley, and rough, gruff Caid, actually
seems to respect her. A good thing because the fierce warrior will be by her
side for a much longer ride than any prophesy ever envisioned …
Themes: Paranormal
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Ok, so as I have established in the past, G.A.
Aiken’s writing is not for everyone as it can sometimes be a little bit out
there and just plain weird, but I am a huge fan and for her faithful readers, this
new series is going to be an adventure in amazing and terrifying ways. That
being said here were my thoughts on this beginning to a brand new series.
An
all new series begins from one of my favorite authors of all time, set in a tangential
world to her Dragon Kin series which has been keeping me laughing and hooked on
reading for years. G.A. Aiken’s new
Scarred Earth Saga begins when the old King of the land dies, leaving no acknowledged
heir. But a prophecy has been told that a young farm girl will become the new
queen, leading to a civil war and leaving her and her family in danger. Luckily her family is not just any family of blacksmiths
and farmers, especially her oldest sister Keeley Smith, a blacksmith of great
renown and a seriously badass fighter.
When danger comes for her sister and family, Keeley takes control of the
situation, kicking ass, taking names, and generally killing anyone she comes
into contact with. Determined to get her family safely to the other side of this prophecy, she is forced to accept the
assistance of a group of legendary warriors including the sexy but gruff
Caid. Travelling together and fighting
together leads to an odd bond, but when they are betrayed by one of their own
Keeley has to fight for her life. Once
Keeley is out of the woods, there is now way she is going to give up her fight
and now she has an all new unexpected enemy to fight in this battle for the
crown and the freedom of their lands. Caid is kind of weird guy but it was fun
watching him and Keeley circling one another and when they came together their
passion was certainly undeniable. I
loved seeing Keeley using her anger to overcome challengers and kill anything
in her way, but her true strength was in her love for her family, willingness to
sacrifice for her friends and unwillingness to deal with the injustice of the
royalty fighting to lead. I am dying for
the next story in this series and can’t wait to see who gets to rule the lands
and what crazy lovers we get to enjoy next. Aiken does it again and I suspect I
will be just as enamored of this series as I was of the Dragon Kin stories in
the past. Another hit for sure!
*ebook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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