Winter Heiress: A steamy paranormal reverse harem fantasy romance

This is book two of the Daughter of Winter series and the main character is Wyn, daughter of Beira the Queen of Winter and the Mother of Gods, the ruler of the land for six months of the year, the other half of the year meant to be ruled by the King of Summer, Angus. Someone has tried to kill the Queen and Wyn had been sent to the human realm and left with adoptive parents, to be raised as human, to protect her. Her four Guardians, Storm, Frost, Arc and Crispin, brought her back to the royal palace after an assignation attempt was made on her mother, leaving her weakened and her magic not as powerful as before, although she hides that from all but Wyn. She now has to learn all about her role as her mother’s heir and how the palace runs, meet the council, and loads of frilly and scratchy dresses! She doesn’t even have as much alone time with any of her Guardians anymore, with them all back into their normal roles in the palace. It seems the Summer King is sending in spies and gathering his forces to attack the queen again, but demons have attacked the Gates protecting their lands. Wyn has a lot to learn and in a short time, before she comes under personal danger that not even her Guardians or her mother expected. She has vowed to keep the realm safe and to protect everyone within it, and would lay down her life for any of her four Guardians, as they would for her. She hasn’t bonded with one of her Guardians yet and he is hiding a lot of hurt and damage from his past, things he hasn’t talked to anyone about. She helps him to open up and learns possibly more that she expected. Learning the full depth of depravity that some with the powers of the Gods, will go to, to do as they wish. It has been a few weeks since she saw her parents, as she still thinks of her adoptive parents as, and she wants to see them and talk to them, to make sure they are okay, but it isn’t safe for her to return to the human realm in person! One of her Guardians has an idea of how to allow her to contact them, without causing her any physical harm, but nothing is quite as it seems and it causes a cliffhanger of an ending to this book. Someone evil is coming and wants the power over all the realms and is willing to do anything to get what they want. I can’t wait to see what happens next and if Wyn can control her anger over what happened and listen to her Guardians. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.

Watching Wyn learn more about herself and her place within the winter court drew me further into the story. I really loved the twists, turns and intrigue that surface as threats to Wyn and her mother continue to escalate. The rich world building and descriptions of magical characters and their abilities also amazed me. As well, learning more about Crispin and his history really help me understand him better. With a story ending in a cliffhanger, I can’t wait to see what happens next. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Oh Man… That Ending! This story is coming to the midpoint of the series, and oh man, do things get intense! Wynter’s relationships with her Guardians continue to deepen, as does the intrigue in the castle. The ending of this story - no spoilers - made my heart hurt, as well as hope for a more hopeful turn in the next book in this series (Winter Queen).