Spoiler- there’s a bit more to it…this other guest is King’s arch-nemesis and father of the bride. She’s looking for money and support from one of King’s very wealthy guests. Aurora attends on the arm of another guest, and her sole purpose for the evening is to save her business. The book opens with their wedding, where we meet Aurora. King’s son Aidan is marrying his high school sweetheart, Elsa. Alicia suffered from a mental disorder and their marriage wasn’t wonderful.

His wife, Alicia, died over a decade ago in a car accident. King is an incredibly successful and completely heartless businessman in the UK. King is the father of Aidan, featured in the Royal Elite series. he’s unbelievably attractive, ruthless, has great forearms, and is a dominant jackass. You can read Reign of a King and Rise of a Queen without having read her other series, but it does help quite a bit (and they were SOOO good, it’s worth it!). This duet has shades of the bully vibe, too. I blew through that series in record time. I mention this because while The Kingdom Duet is technically romantic suspense, it is a spin-off of Rina Kent’s other series, The Royal Elite, which is a bully romance. I feel a tinge guilty about it because the behavior in real life would have me screaming “call the cops, this guy scares the crap out of me!” But, since this is between us, I’m confessing my love for this genre. My current addiction is bully romance books.

Kingdom Duet: Reign of a King and Rise of a Queen

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