Three trapped shifters. A princess destined to rule. One man standing in her way.The king is dying, and I’ve been tasked with saving the kingdom. But, I’m not sure I want to.My name is Annalise, and I am the sole heir to the kingdom. Problem is, women aren’t allowed to rule. Thanks to an outdated decree my father has refused to amend, he’s promised my hand in marriage to a man I’ve only just … marriage to a man I’ve only just heard of, without my consent.
The whole court seems to be under the spell of my betrothed, and I’m the only one who can see through his outward beauty to the evil within. Now, I only have a few weeks to find a way out, or end up married to the brute. I have no idea how I’ll do it… until I meet them.
My pets.
My leopards.
My strengths three-fold.
HER BETROTHAL is a full-length slow-burn fantasy romance novel and the first in the Royal Shifters series.
The Royal Shifters Complete Series:
Book One: Her Betrothal
Book Two: Her Highlander
Book Three: Her Viking
Book Four: Her Warrior
Book Five: Her Prophecy
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When I started reading this story, I could not put it down. I read the book in one day. This author is an awesome writer. I can not wait to read more of their books. Keep up the great work. You should definitely read this book.
Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous…
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This is the first book I’ve ever read by Alice Wilde and wow it’s absolutely phenomenal and so exciting.
Annalise is stunned when her father arranged a marriage for her to Lord Damien Godfrey, and to say she’s not happy about it would be the epitome of and understatement she’s seething.
And of course Damien’s arrival is anything but quiet and there’s the gifting of the three snow leopards.
His demeanor an irritating presence throughout the book made him the perfect villain.
So I’ve always been one to never leave spoilers I can’t stand them it’s like having someone telling you the punchline to a joke or the best part to a suspenseful movie.
I was immediately drawn to this story. I love the world building, the characters are so fantastic and diverse, you have shifters, good magic, bad magic, Scottish Laird, Viking Jarl, and a Chinese Emperor heirs and a princess. As you read each book, you will be drawn into the story more and more and you will want to sit down and read every one, IN ONE SITTING! (Sleep is really overrated!)
In the start of this story, Annalise is called in to see her father, whom she hasn’t seen in a year. What she sees is a shrunken husk of a man who somewhat resembles her Papa. When he tells her that she will be married to a total stranger within a certain time, she rebels. She is then told that if she doesn’t marry before he dies, she will most likely be put out of the palace with nothing. She had thought that she would be allowed to marry for love, but she was told that is foolishness. She had always be trained to be a female, whose job is to please her husband and to bear him heirs. They don’t need to know anything about politics or languages. When her betrothed shows up, she is basically put under house arrest in her room along with three white snow panthers she was gifted by her fiance. She somehow knows that she is safe with these panthers. She actually pulls her bedding down to the floor so she can sleep between two of the panthers, one with blue eyes and the other with green eyes. One of them, the one with the violet eyes, mainly keeps his back to her and stays as far away from her that he can. She dreams about them that they turn to men and she can see them and learns their names. They even help her to escape, only for them to be caught again.
Roan, green eyes, is the son of a Scottish Laird who is also a shifter. Ero, ice blue eyes, was the son of a Viking Jarl. Li, violet eyes, was the only son of the Chinese Dragon Dynasty Emperor. They were each kidnapped to be used for their magic. While in captivity, they never aged. In human form, they are all taller and stronger than most men. Roan has red hear, Ero has white hair and Li has black hair.
Damien is Annalise’s betrothed and on the outside he is a tall man who is very good looking, but he is pure evil inside. He is the one who has kidnapped the three royal shifters and uses their magic to enthrall others. He is brutal to both men and women and has been trying to break a curse, or rather to bring a curse to life by using the shifter’s magic to find the one royal woman who can start the curse that will suck the life out of everything and make him more powerful until he rules the world.
In this story, the characters are introduced, the story line is unfolding and the good royals are trying to escape to fight Damien and stop the curse from starting/happening.
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Her Betrothal by Alice Wilde is the first book in The Royal Shifters series. In this book, a princess named Annalise is betrothed to a horrible man named Damien. At their betrothal dinner Damien gifts Annalise with three snow leopards. This is the beginning of a unique story of a woman who plans to escape from a forced marriage at any cost. The main character Annalise is very likable and the story has several mysteries and is full of suspense that builds with every page you read. I really enjoyed reading this book even though it ends with only a partial resolution. Her Betrothal is a suspenseful and mysterious tale
In a time that the men rule and the women are there to just be pretty. She does not like her betrothed Damien. Hes got evil about him that she can see. Has some different point of view from the leopards.
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A Great Beginning
Annalise is a princess who wants nothing more then her freedom and finds herself, forced to be married to a brute of man, evil and dark. She ends up trapped in her own home with 3 leopards unknown to her that they are really men, shifters. Can she get out of this forced marriage before it’s too late?
Three men trapped in a curse to stay as leopards and slaves to an evil man, hellbent on awakening a dark magic prophecy.
These men are all completely different in character and personalities loved every minute of their bickering and jealousy, they made me laugh and giggle. I like how kind an innocent Annalise start out to be but stays true to her character with a wild streak that leaves her leopards wanting more of her. She does grow as character as the plots start to unravel.
This book does start off slow but stick to it, it gets full of surprises throughout the series. This is a really slow burn reverse harem but worth the wait. I got trapped in the world that Alice Wilde has created and could not but it down, read the whole series that is full of action and had me on the edge of my seat. Overall a must-read series. Fantastic world-building, if you love royalty, shifters, magic and unexpected twist and turns, this is defiantly the series for you! Each book gets you a closer look in to each of the men as they fight for their queen and the ultimate goal of defeating a greater evil.
Princess Annalise and her three snow leopards are wonderful to read about.
She is a strong female character. Loved reading this story…
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This is a fab slow-burn reverse-harem fantasy novel and the first in the Royal Shifters series. Well written, sure there were a few typos but I was so engrossed in the story that I could overlook them! Great storyline, great characters, I can’t wait to read what happens next!