Captive Prince Trilogy Book 1: Captive Prince Volume One by S.U. Pacat

Captive Prince Book 1

From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first in her critically acclaimed trilogy—with a bonus story.

Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos. But when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.

Beautiful, manipulative, and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country.

For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else…

Includes an exclusive extra story!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9305362-captive-prince?ref=bk_bet_out 

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My Review: 3/5 Stars

This series has popped up on my radar for a while so I finally thought I would check it out. Not sure how I feel about it just yet, but I'm intrigued enough to continue the series. So the book follows Damen. He is a price and the rightful heir of Akielos. But when his father dies and his half brother doesn't hesitate to seize the throne. He is able to capture Damen and send him to their enemy nation as a slave, gifted to Prince Laurent. Damen's identity isn't known by the prince or anyone in Vere. And Damen is smart enough not to say a thing. But being a slave isn't exactly easy for Damen to accept. He has to be smart if he wants to stay alive. Especially when he finds himself in the middle of an internal struggle between the prince and his uncle who is the Regent. Damen will have to be careful if he doesn't end up in the crossfire. Though I'm not crazy about the story so far, I'm intrigued enough to keep going. Damen and Laurent are interesting characters. And I know there is more to Laurent than the mask he displays and I know Damen is starting to realize that too. They have roles to play if they want to prevent war and it'll be interesting to see how their dynamic changes in the second book.