Ep.40—The Bridge Kingdom & The Traitor Queen: Betrayal! Betrayal! Delicious Betrayal!

Romancing the Monsters Podcast

Hell hath no fury like a Kingdom scorned? This week on Romancing the Monsters we are once more joined by our friend Gabby to talk about not one, but rather TWO books! Oh yes, we are finally discussing THE BRIDGE KINGDOM and THE TRAITOR QUEEN by Danielle L. Jensen! Lara, born to a king's harem and raised in seclusion in the Maridrinan desert to become the perfect assassin bride, is sent to fulfill a long-standing promise to marry Aren, the Prince (now king) of Ithicana. What he doesn't know, though, is that his perfectly respectable new wife may not be as prim and proper as she seems — her perfectly manicured nails are far sharper than claws and her carefully concealed knives may find their way in unsuspecting victims when he's not watching. Until… love blooms between enemies, truths are unveiled and alliances are questioned. And though Lara is meant to be planning his kingdom's downfall, she is forced to wonder if she's the hero she thought she was...or the villain. Trigger warnings: mentions of death, snakes, betrayal of a loved one, torture, implied sexual assault, weaponry, brainwashing, manipulation, grief, self-loathing, and self-sacrifice Find us: E-mail—[e-mail] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@Romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.