King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

Isolde x Adrian Book 1

Their Union Is His Revenge.

Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king, Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him. 

But her assassination attempt is thwarted and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries kill him again, he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court. 

Except it isn’t the court she fears most—it’s Adrain. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king——fierce, savage, merciless—chose her as consort. 

The answer will shatter her world. 

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Isolde has only ever wanted to protect her people and one day rule them as Queen. Specifically on her own. She doesn't believe in needing a man by her side to rule. What she doesn't expect is for her greatest enemy, the enemy that has been slowing conquering their world kingdom by kingdom, to knock on their doors and ask for her hand. What makes her so special? Why does King Adrian, a vampire, the Blood King, want from her? But she will do whatever it takes to protect her people. Even if it means marrying her enemy. Her people, her father, they expect her to kill him. And at first she does. However, there is a slight problem. Her attraction to him is one she never could have predicted. It's uncontrollable and she can't help but wonder why. Why does she want this monster? As she works through her feelings of feeling like a traitor to her people and yet falling for her enemy, she will begin to learn some truths. What exactly is going on in their world. How perhaps it isn't just the vampires who are the corrupted ones. Great story! The romance was exactly as you would expect from Scarlett and the mythologies of this world she built are super interesting. Not to mention the characters. All of them unique and interesting in their own way. I couldn't put the story down! I'm looking forward to the next book!