Review: Hidden In Shadows by Claire Grimes

06 November of 2016 by Jean

Reviewer's Rating: 3

3.0Overall score

Great start to a new series

Hidden In Shadows By Claire Grimes

Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance

Released: September 17, 2015

Publisher: HotRomanceStory

Series: Shadow Court Chronicles: Faerie Series, Book 1

Synopsis

When a beautiful, arrogant Unseelie Princess is forced to flee her family castle on her wedding night, she has to embrace the darkness of the shadow court or risk leaving her young brother trapped in the hands of torture by her husband the devious Seelie Prince.
She never expected love to occur in her arranged marriage. As a princess in the Unseelie Court, she grew up understanding that her life was to serve the people. She walked into her arranged marriage to a Seelie Prince understanding that love was not going to happen. What she did not expect was for her Seelie husband trying to kill her thirty minutes into their marriage with poison.

A bloody coup sends her running with her bodyguard, Kieran, on her wedding night. Now she has to stay one step ahead of her murderous husband as she attempts to gather allies, discover the secrets to claim her birthright and get her much needed revenge. Thankfully she has some help in the form of a sexy vampire, Vincent, as she fights to stay one step ahead of the light to stay hidden in the shadows.

If you love Fae romance stories with Hot Sexy Vampires, this sizzling fast paced tale is right up your alley. Scroll up and Click the Buy Button and discover if Lyssandra is able to resist the sexy Nightwalker Vincent who was a slave to her people.

Please note: Shadow Court Chronicles is a serialized Fae and Vampire, Action and Adventure Fantasy Romance released monthly, which means the tale will evolve over a series of short stories (approximately 20,000 words each). There are cliff-hangers.

Review

Reviewed by Jean

Great start to a new series

I downloaded Hidden In Shadows for free and paid the small additional fee for the audible narration. While the book itself is pretty good for the start of a series, I have to say that the audible narration is definitely not the best out there. It was quite obvious where different sessions were pieced together due to a fluctuation in the volume. Even so, I quite enjoyed the introduction to the Fae Vampire world of the Shadow Court Chronicles: Faerie series. At times I found it somewhat reminiscent of another well-known author’s Fae courts and the animosity between the different courts. But that’s as far as the similarities go.

Right from the get go you are thrown into the devious machinations of assassination attempts, court coups, and a hidden destiny. While Lyssandra appears to be an arrogant Unseelie princess full of her superiority to her Seelie prince husband Magius, she soon comes to realize that he has been hiding his very dark deviousness beneath the perception of light given the Seelie court. On the run, Lys’ allies are in short numbers and other than her trusty red cap defender there is no one she can really trust. Then she acquires, Vincent a nightwalker as her secondary guard. There is an attraction between them but when Lyssandra’s destiny as the heir to the Shadow Court is revealed the potential for major dissent is stirred as well.

The action and adventure is great in Hidden In Shadows. This new series shows promise… enough to have me purchasing the balance of the series. This one barely scratches the surface of a possible romance between Vincent and Lys but I’m looking forward to seeing where the rest of the series takes them. If you enjoy urban fantasy with a paranormal bent you’ll enjoy this one.

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O Factor: PG

Shadow Court Chronicles: Faerie Series

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About Claire Grimes

Claire Grimes

Claire Grimes is a paranormal romance author and lifetime lover of all things supernatural. After receiving her MBA, Claire moved to the sunny city of San Diego. She now resides in a cute, cozy, fairy-tale cottage with her own Prince Charming, her sinfully handsome husband.

Claire spends her days writing about hot shifters, vampires and the strong, sexy, independent women who love them. Her adorable dog Harry is her sounding board and makes sure to let her know if her writing sucks or not!

When she’s not crafting her tales, Claire’s hobbies include: Wine, Cooking, and World Domination.

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