The princess isn’t supposed to dethrone the king. ElsaHe said he’ll destroy me, and he did.I might have lost the battle, but the war is far from over.They say it starts with one move to dethrone the king.No one mentioned he’ll yank me with him on the way down.AidenIf Steel’s little princess wants a war, then war it is.There’s only one rule: my rules or none at all.By all means, show me what you … is.
There’s only one rule: my rules or none at all.
By all means, show me what you got, sweetheart.
Steel Princess is book two of Royal Elite series and should be read after Deviant King. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive.
This book is part of a trilogy and is NOT standalone.
The third and final book, Twisted Kingdom, is available for pre-order.more
I live for Aiden’s unique brand of over the top alpha dominance- he’s deviant, controlling, jealous, and possessive- and all he wants is to possess his sweet, little pawn, Elsa. He makes me swoon- even though he’s a total jerk- and Elsa continues to intrigue me. They intensity and chemistry is there- and now I’m itching for even more emotional development as Rina cracks them both wide open for the final story.
I love the intrigue and mystery of this series- there is dark foreboding that permeates the prose, it gives such intensity to the romance. And the element of Elsa’s missing memories creates a unique and captivating dynamic. These two have a push-pull that consumes me. CONSUMES. And watching the tormentor evolve into the protector as these two dance on the thin line between obsession and hatred.
Rina writes dark bully romance like no other- and the ways in which she explores different aspects of trauma creates really complex emotional arcs and impenetrable connections between our characters because of their shared understanding of the intricacies of pain and baggage. This series is an all time fav!
I’m averaging a book a day in this series, and that should tell you a lot.
Every time I think we’re about to discover everything, that all the secrets are about to be revealed and we can all breathe easier, another freaking cliffhanger!!!
This book has two character POVs, so I had to adjust from Book 1, but I like how it gives Aiden a softer feel. We see where his true emotions lie, beneath the Survivor mentality. And I am so ready for Elsa to gain all her memories! GAH.
I love this series.
What the ever loving…WHAT?!?!? Omg. This book had even more secrets than the first. The angst and tension were off the charts. The heat between Aiden and Elsa is Kindle melting. My God. The cliffhanger is about to kill me. I have to go read the next book right now.
Oh boy, does this book take a turn! This books started right where the first left off and took off running with the drama that uncovers so many secrets that my head was spinning. That twist at the end definitely left me wanting to dive right into the next!
Steel Princess
A Dark High School Bully Romance (Royal Elite, Book 2)
By: Rina Kent
Narrated by: Shane East, Keira Stevens
Dark and dangerous, Rina Kent picks up Steel Princess where we left off in book one. This does not standalone, so make sure to listen to Deviant King first! There are no words for Aiden. Overly protective, jealous beyond normality, taking ownership of what is his, Elsa does not have a chance to think about life without him. But why is he like that? What is there about her that keeps that simmering love/hate relationship going? The twists and turns in this part of the story are mind blowing, for both Aiden and Elsa, and we see a shift in their feelings. It’s suspense, and tragedy, power and greed, hate and love all driving their story and the cliffhanger has me queuing up book 3, Twisted Kingdom so I can see how it all plays out. Kent is a master at this manipulative bully genre, and I am loving it!
Shane East and Keira Stevens continue their explosive narration of this couple. It’s full of emotions that these two have flowing through the pages. East has that edgy, dark tone for Aiden and Stevens pulls Elsa out with a vulnerability and underlying strength we don’t see coming. They are fantastic and I can’t wait til the next book!
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Steel Princess is the second book in the Royal Elite Series, a captivating Dark High School Bully Romance. You have to listen to this Series in order. Elsa and Aiden’s story continues where the first book ended. There is a lot going on in this story. The storyline is intricate and captivating. The story ends with an unexpected cliffhanger. Looking forward to listen to the third book in Elsa and Aiden’s story, Twisted Kingdom. Shane East and Keira Stevens did an outstanding job with the narration. I highly recommend this Series. #AudiobookObsession
What can I say. this series is better and better with each story. Rina Kent draws you in with the darkness, troubles anxiety, for each character.
Elsa lost her part of her childhood memory due to traumatic events. Aiden remembers it all. It’s twisted , dark, and steamy,. His domineering and possessiveness of Elsa is over the top. What an unexpected cliffhanger!
Kiera Stevens and Shane East narration is phenomenal. I can’t praise them enough. They portray each character to perfection.
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Steel Princess by Rina Kent is a dark high school bully romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Shane East and Keira Stevens. This is the second book in the Royal Elite series and does end on a cliffhanger.
The book does come with a warning “This is a dark high-school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some listeners might find offensive. “
All I can say is WOW! Rina is an amazing writer. I am fascinated by the pull between Aiden and Elsa. You can’t help but root for them even though you know their relationship is messed up. The cliffhangers are absolutely amazing! I cannot wait to dive into the next book in the series Twisted Kingdom.
Shane and Keira did an amazing job on the narration! I absolutely love duet narration it just brings the story to life.
I would highly recommend this book if you love dark romance or bully romance.
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Steel Princess – A Dark High School Bully Romance (Royal Elite, Book 2) is so addictive I can’t stop listening to this series. I found each book gets better than the one before even though the one before is fabulous the next one just dives deeper into the lives and secrets. I absolutely love the characters and their complex personalities. The characters are well fleshed out compelling as well. Highly captivating plot wirh twists The cliffhangers are fabulous and I love them. So excited to continue to listen to this dark bully high school romance.
Brilliantly written and narrated I highly recommend listening to this audio series.
Narrators Shane East, Keira Stevens duet performance is a cut above. Im addicted to Shane East’s deep baritone british accent. I can’t stop listening. Shane East’s becomes the character he us portrayaling. Their performance together and individually is first class. Keira is a highly talented narator and brings Elsa’s character to reality. I love her inflection and the smoothness of it. These two narators work together in a way that complements each other. A perfect performance by both extremely talented narators.
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My love for this book was as strong as steel! 5 stars
There was a happy surprise for me at the beginning of this book, and I will not ruin it if for you! After the immediate resolution of the cliffhanger from book 1, I started on the amazing roller coaster that was this book! The push/pull between Aiden and Elsa was intense and dramatic in this book, because neither one really wanted to let go. Elsa was scared of the darker facets of herself, but Aiden saw her darkness and wholly accepted her which made me love him more. Aiden has multiple layers and will never be a conventional guy, and he just fascinated me even more in this book. Elsa was still going through a lot in this book, and she still had my sympathy. Elsa and Aiden engraved themselves on each other’s heart, mind, soul and body, and I enjoyed every minute of their story. When secrets and truths were revealed, my jaw literally dropped. Then that doozy of a cliffhanger happened, and now I can’t wait to read book 3! My love for this book and series was as strong as steel, and I highly recommend it!
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This book cut me deep… so so deep… my heart is shredded to a million pieces and bleeding out. This was such a hard read- so much raw and emotions. Rina Kent, you are in a league of your own! I don’t recognise my heart anymore.
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In Steel Princess, we saw Aiden sew-saw from brutally cruel and over protective. Gahhhh…. my freaking heart is broken, torn, bleeding out!!!
But it was Elsa- this girl- my every emotion was taken to a blender- and I was there in the moment with her. Every. Single. Heart-wrenching. Moment!
It was all too much as the plot unfolded and just when I thought I had it all figured out Rina Kent hit me with a curveball and another— and a-freaking-nother!!!
And holy bejesus- did I mention how freaking hot this book is? It is scorching, depraved and the stiff dark fantasies are made off. Aiden and Elsa are FIRE!!!
I’m beyond intrigued with Xander and Kim, and Cole and Silver (okay, time I still I can’t feel anything but unbridled hate for her! Ughh!!) and Ronan, oh my swoony heart! Can someone love on this guy already??!! And, Knox- WTH!! Can we have more of him!! I freaking love this guy- but know he has a deeper part in this story and what’s to come!! I’m on the edge, and continuing my all out binge!!
** this book is a dark bully romance that some readers may not feel comfortable reading and may have triggers- it was hard for me even when I wanted to stop but I cannot give this book anything less than the 5 Steel crowns it deserves!
A MUST READ FOR LOVERS OF DARK BULLY ROMANCE- Binge worthy series!!
5 STEEL CROWNS
Another Brilliant Royal Elite Story! Amazing Audible Listen
Steel Princess
A Dark High School Bully Romance (Royal Elite, Book 2)
By: Rina Kent
Narrated by: Shane East, Keira Stevens
Rina Kent delivers another addictive and captivating story in her Royal Elite series. I was not sure how she was going to top the first but she certainly did, this series gets better and better. The characters continually develop, the more you learn the more you realize how deep things go, screwed up things. Secrets get uncovered and revealed, some giving you chills running up and down your spine. Aiden King, aka, the deviant king took his claim, Elsa Quinn. After overhearing what he was up to she vowed to get him back, fighting him off but he is not letting go. He vows he is on her side but is he really? And that mind blowing ending completely took me by surprise. Way to go Rina Kent, keeping your readers and listened on their toes, making them want WTF is really going on. Like the first book, this book is brilliantly written and plotted, there is never a dull moment with plenty of drama, angst, twist and turns, mystery, thrilling psychological suspense, heartfelt and emotional moments and some hot romance. Thank you for another amazing book, I am looking forward to what happens next in “Twisted Kingdom”.
I listened to the Audible edition, the fabulous Shane East and Kiera Stevens continue to bring these characters and their story to life. They were perfectly cast to portray these characters, they capture their essence and persona perfectly, Shane makes for a chilling bully and a hot alpha lover. Kiera perfects Elsa too, capturing her fierceness as well as her vulnerability. Both are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another awesome listen
I inhaled the audiobook for this in one sitting. The push and pull between Aiden and Elsa from book 1 continues with aplomb in book 2. Just when I think I have all the answers, more questions and more secrets from the past get revealed, and I have to say, I’m still hooked. This author really has me by the throat and I’m living. The duel narration really brings this story to life and I love that there was more of Aiden’s POV in this one.
I was provided with an audio copy of this book to listen and leave an unbiased review.
Another Amazing book from Kent! It was dark and Sexy full of passion and secrets! It keeps you hooked and unable to pull away! I loved Aiden, he’s so deliciously possessive and that frightening aura that he has makes your legs weak! Elsa is uncovering pieces of her past and determined to find out what her family is hiding. It’s getting so good! I didn’t realize this couple was going to get three books. The storyline has so much happening and revealed it’s never boring. However, I did kind of feel like maybe the Siver thing was starting to get a bit repetitive. That totally could be the petty biotch in me lol. I was completely ready to cut a ho3 for Elsa. Kent has the ability to make you feel so much for her characters! I loved them all, especially Aiden and Elsa’s friends, their hilarious and loyal all while having their own things going on. This book makes you crave more and that cliffy was absolutely jaw-dropping!
Steel Princess by Rina Kent is book two in her Royal Elite series and the second of three books surrounding Aiden King and Elsa Quinn. Told in dual POV between Elsa and Aiden – this story also ends on a cliffhanger but book three, Twisted Kingdom, is already available.
Picking up from the cliffhanger of book one, Deviant King, Elsa has found her backbone and it is one made of steel, but ehr memories are still eluding her. Between Aiden’s back and forth, her family drama, and his, there is no constant in their lives except for their feelings for each other, as volatile as they can be at times. The things Aiden is hiding from Elsa may break her but they may also finally set her free.
Some of the author’s turns of phrase felt off to me and this has continued throughout the series. I don’t know if there is a language or regional barrier where these are correct, and that was somewhat off-putting at times, enough that I feel the need to mention it, but not enough that I would rate the book lower. This hit all the buttons on taboo and dark for me and I absolutely devoured this book and this series. Enjoy!
What did I just read? My jaw is on the floor right now. This book surpassed any expectations that I had. This book is serious kindle crack. I was so addicted to this story.
Rina Kent has a very natural and inviting writing style. I feel so at home when I dive into one of her books. The flow is always on point and the narrations is always smooth and natural. Rina Kent is seriously the queen of plot twists. I never knew what to expect with this book. I loved the mystery and the suspense that was embedded into the story. It kept me on the edge of my seat.
I don’t think that I have ever felt as frustrated with a character as I am with Aiden. There are times when I can’t stand him and want to knock him in the head and other times he surprises me and I can’t help but love him. He is also one of the most mysterious characters that I have read about before. I never know what to expect with him. Elsa frustrated me a bit in this book as well. There were many times when she stood up to Aiden and made my heart soar, but when she would give in too easily I was a little disappointed. I liked the character development in this book for both Aiden and Elsa. Aiden seemed to open up more and Elsa seemed to grow more of a backbone. I really love all of the secondary characters in this book. They add so much depth to the story. I am really looking forward to their individual stories later on in the series.
As messed up as their relationship is, I think that Aiden and Elsa are pretty perfect for each other. Aiden’s possessiveness was both infuriating and hot as hell. He had me all twisted up. Their relationship is definitely volatile but it works.
Overall, this is one of the most intense series that I have ever read. This series has me totally captivated. That cliffhanger really threw me for a loop and I need the next book pronto like. There are still so many secrets and I have so many questions. Rina Kent really delivered a powerful story and I excited to see where it goes.
This book starts where Deviant King ends, and I was sucked straight back into Elsa and Aiden’s story. I needed to know what happens, like I needed to breathe. The secrets, the mystery and suspense, had me glued to my kindle.
Now I’m left dying for book 3. This series is so bloody good !
Omg where do I even start? This book omg is hands down the best from the series. Aiden that psycho, I love him. Nice guys just don’t do it for me. Why should I even try to like them when I have guys like Aiden ruining them for me. Elsa, she truly is Aiden’s queen. I love how strong she was in this book. Yes, she let Aiden have his way with her body but there are some battles you just can’t win. And those battles are when Aiden goes bat shit crazy. But Elsa always stood her ground around Aiden, never let him see her weakness. Their chemistry was off the fucking charts. Explosive. Even though half of the book they both we just fucking around. I really really really did enjoy those scenes. I just LOVEEEED THIS BOOK. er. Last scene. And I was like WHHHHAAAAAAT THHEEEEE FUCCKERY FUCK IS HAPPENING
“ ’ ’ ******* .”
Woooowwwww.
Aiden did NOT come to play, and he definitely has no qualms asserting his…. dominance…. when he feels it’s necessary.
Elsa has more fire in her, forged from the things she’s experienced thus far, and I am LOVING it!
It never fails, Kent keeps throwing all kinds of twists and turns into things, and I was NOT prepared.
The connection between Aiden & Elsa is so much deeper than a high school love story, and even more than the revenge we initially thought.
Their story goes back almost to another life, and it’s amazing to watch how it unfolds.
I CANNOT wait for the conclusion of all things Aiden & Elsa, I feel like it’s going to be dramatic and hard earned and I’m going to leave satisfied, but I the meantime…. That cliffy killed me!
Elsa is my queen! When I read deviant King I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next book and damn it didn’t disappoint!
Steel princess was a little darker than devious king. We learn more about Elsas and Aidens’ past and one got a glimpse of why they are how they are. Elsa embraces her dark side and challenges Aiden more than ever. I looooved that part. Well she couldn’t stay away – obviously – but she pushed back harder than ever.
I just love couples that challenge each other personally
And what do I say about Aiden… He’s just so cruel and closed off, an enigma you want to find out throughout this book and the glimpses of his past, one can understand him way better. But I always knew, that there was so much more to him
And I also loved the friendship between Elsa and the boys and of course Kim. She can count on all of them – despite them boys also being Aiden’s best friends. They even plotted together against Aiden
This book ends with a brutal cliffhanger and I can’t frcking wait to get my hands on the next book
If you enjoyed deviant King, you’ll love Steel princess
I voluntarily reviewed an advance complimentary copy of this book.