The Forest’s Heir (Elemental Royals Trilogy)
By Ley Hayley
Publisher: Ley Hayley
Published: Aug. 13,
2013
ASIN: B00EJ6OF8Y
Amazon Synopsis:
Seventeen
year old Rosalind Rowan was born a princess, the apple of her father’s eye. She
loves the thick forests and lush meadows of the Forested Land. She is sometimes
selfish and reckless, but she is also kind and loves fearlessly. Rosalind—who
is known to everyone but the Queen as Rose—is desperately in love with Gavin
Ashford, the dashing and intriguing son of an important lord. She wants nothing
more than to marry Gavin and live in a country manor, far away from court.
Because once her older sister marries, Rosalind must take up the position of
Regent of the Forested Land.
But things aren't always simple. When Rosalind uncovers abilities she should never have and sickness tears
But things aren't always simple. When Rosalind uncovers abilities she should never have and sickness tears
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My Thoughts:
Life
is moving along almost perfectly for Princess Rosalind Rowan. She’ll be married
in a few months to the love of her life and then installed when the time comes
as the Regent of the Forested Land. But how many of us are lucky enough to have
such a perfect life? When her sister,
the Princess Crowned dies suddenly of a sickness moving through the kingdom
shortly before her wedding, Rosalind’s life is thrown into turmoil.
The Forest’s Heir is a wonderful tale of
romance, intrigue and adventure. Told in the first person narrative from
Rosalind’s point of view it is as though you are sitting down with her and she
is recounting the beautiful (at times) and harrowing (at other times) tale of
her last year in the Forested Land.
We
get to know Rosalind, her first love Gavin and the King of Rivers who she must
marry when she takes her sister’s place as the Princess Crowned. All three of
these characters have wonderful upstanding characters and it is easy to see why
Rosalind is so torn when she must choose between love and duty.
The
thing that I loved about the King of Rivers the most is that he didn’t want to
rush Rosalind into marriage. He knew he was taking her away from a marriage
with someone she loved because of this arranged marriage. Rather than go ahead
with the originally scheduled marriage date that was set in the contract when
he was to have married Rosalind’s sister, he chose to postpone the wedding for
several months to the spring so that she would have time to get used to the
idea.
Then
a traitor attacks the kingdom and kills the king. Rosalind escapes the castle
but is on the run. How will she gain back her throne and rescue her kingdom?
The sequel to The Forest’s Heir is
titled The Fire’s Princess and will
be released on June 4th. It will continue the saga of Princess
Rosalind.
I
thoroughly enjoyed The Forest’s Heir
and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys young adult fantasy. I rate this book
5 stars out of 5.
Thank
you to the author for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and
honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Ley Hayley was born in Virginia on the
night LA Law premiered in 1986. This is important, because her mother never let
her forget it. From early on, Ley's life was surrounded by stories. Growing up
in the Appalachian Mountains, Ley heard a thousand different folk tales and
family histories from her grandmother and other family friends. Even before she
could read, Ley loved books.
After moving to North Carolina at 13, Ley
took up debate (much to the dismay of everyone around her since she wouldn't
shut up). If anyone wanted to find her in high school, the first place to look
would be the library. It was then that she found her first real literary love:
J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. To this day, she reads
the entire series once a year, every year. And it never gets old.
She went to college, got a biology
degree, went back for a nursing degree, and had to go back to full time work.
Much to her mother's dismay, Ley looks at work as her hobby. Reading and
writing are her real loves and her full time pursuits. It's Ley's goal to read
more and more books every year.
Ley lives in North Carolina with her
family and two dogs.
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