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~THE PRINCE OF NO VALUE~

Brishen Khaskem, prince of the Kai, has lived content as the nonessential spare heir to a throne secured many times over. A trade and political alliance between the human kingdom of Gaur and the Kai kingdom of Bast-Haradis requires that he marry a Gauri woman to seal the treaty. Always a dutiful son, Brishen agrees to the marriage and discovers his bride is as ugly as he expected and more beautiful than he could have imagined.

~THE NOBLEWOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE~

Ildiko, niece of the Gauri king, has always known her only worth to the royal family lay in a strategic marriage. Resigned to her fate, she is horrified to learn that her intended groom isn’t just a foreign aristocrat but the younger prince of a people neither familiar nor human. Bound to her new husband, Ildiko will leave behind all she’s known to embrace a man shrouded in darkness but with a soul forged by light.

Two people brought together by the trappings of duty and politics will discover they are destined for each other, even as the powers of a hostile kingdom scheme to tear them apart.
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4 1/2 stars and Top Pick from Romantic Times Book Reviews:

"In short order, Draven has demonstrated that she is a truly gifted teller of romantic fantasy tales that are utterly unforgettable. In Radiance, Draven explores a forced political marriage between seemingly incompatible races. The growing relationship between these protagonists is a genuine joy to read, and the fantastic story is filled with dangerous twists and turns!"

--Jill M. Smith - Romantic Times Reviewer

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File Size: 3080 KB
Print Length: 297 pages
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Publisher: Grace Draven; 1 edition (January 11, 2015)
Publication Date: January 11, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00S5IDLEQ
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A most believeable love story

January 13, 2015

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Instead of the typical beauty and the beast re-telling, this might be called: beast and the beast or maybe beauty and the beauty. It is not often that I believe characters can sustain their happily ever after but this is an exception to the rule.

This book is for readers like me who are usually annoyed and oftentimes bored with the standard paranormal romance storyline clichés. I thought I knew how this story would go: beautiful human forced to marry hideous beast, he treats her poorly because he was also forced into marriage. She doesn't want to find him attractive but somehow they have amazing sexual chemistry. In the last chapter they realize they love each other. The end.

Nope. If that is what you want, don't buy this book. If you are looking for a humorous and heartwarming tale of two individuals who learn to first like, then respect, then love, then desire each other, then this is what you are looking for. Draven puts equal efforts into world building and character building with the result that I found myself invested in both. I enjoyed this tale tremendously and know that it will be read again and again by me.

Radiance is the tale of two "spare" nobles that are forced to marry each other to seal an alliance between their kingdoms. Their physical appearances are very dissimilar and even disgust each other because of the pronounced differences. Their respective peoples pity them for having made such unfortunate matches. Oddly enough the characters themselves never indulge in bigotry or pity, either for themselves or their spouse, they accept each other and adapt. The new couple must deal with issues of cultural disparity, political machinations and the prospect of war with a kingdom unhappy with their alliance. Through it all these characters shine.

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Ida

Hoped it would be better, but still glad I read it

May 14, 2016

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I really hoped that this book would be exciting, but after reading it I'm kind of disappointed, which makes me even more disappointed since I really wanted to like this book. I mean, I really liked the idea behind this story and, honestly, I had no big problems with it and there was some interesting parts.

It was unique in the way that the lovers found each other ugly, which I really liked, mostly because many other books describes the head characters as beautiful and they fall in love in first sight. This book however was not that cliche and that's what made it unique. Ildiko and Brishen had to get to know each other before any romantic feelings could develop and they had to get past their differences in looks. I especially liked how they explained human eyes as scary. It makes me wonder how aliens would see us humans as, and weirdly enough, it made the book more realistic. We are so used to perspectives from a humans point of view that we can't ever really know how a nonhuman would interpreted us, but this book gave a pretty good idea of how we look for an "outsider".

Even the author's writing is good with the formulations, metaphors and general storytelling. The reason however, as to why I couldn't enjoy this book as much as I wanted to is the fact that it misses that flare and drama to get lost in the world the story is painting for us. For me, the relationship was pretty dull and drama free. There were no disagreements between the lovers and they pretty much liked each other from the very beginning. Even though I get behind the idea of love growing over time, there just wasn't any excitement in their relationship. They liked each other all the time with no arguments, no twists or turns and no drama to add that flare the book needed. What made it worse was the fact that very little happened in the book except in the end. The story was built to make you follow their evolving feelings for one another, but since not much was happening there either it made the book over all forgettable and a bit dull.

I see potential in this author and even though I couldn't get behind this book I can see why many others likes it. I'm not saying "do not read", I'm saying try it out and create your own opinion of the story and understand that this is just my own view of the book. I myself am content with not continuing reading this series, but I'm happy that I gave this book a shot.

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The Start of Something Exceptional.

January 12, 2015

Format: Kindle Edition

Once again Grace Draven proves herself to be a master of fantasy romance with this tale of two people of different species and culture used as pawns and forced into a marriage for political gain of their respective empires.

The story of Ildiko and Brishen has everything an epic romance of this type requires. The slow building of trust and affection between two people who are aware of why they were wed to begin with but slowly begin to see each other with new eyes. The book has laugh out loud humor and tear jerking emotion, add that to the action sequences and it is near perfect. While it does have a small bit of Beauty & the Beast vibe it is totally unlike that story in pretty much everything other than the obvious situation.

There is the evil mother-in-law (is that being redundant?) and also another kingdom that would like to see the groom and his bride dead. It all adds up to a perfect combination of fantasy and romance I have not seen since her masterpiece Master of Crows

This is actually the opening novel for at least one more book (maybe more?) and manages to not leave you totally in a cliffhanger but does finish this romance and teases you with the start of what will be the next novel. I love a book that can make you wish for the next book without leaving you with a horrible cliffhanger.

5 Stars with little or any complaints, nitpicks or reservations.

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Radiance in truth; fantasy romance very well done

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Solid and unique

Unusual a love story about different races that find each other repugnant at first, but change through knowing each other. Gentle sexuality-good but not absolutely satisfying.

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Just a bit interesting.

Radiance starts off enchanting and just a bit interesting, but never seems to catapult past “just a bit interesting.” The romance in the story is sweet but rather dull.Read more

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👏🏻RADIANCE IS REMARKABLE👏🏻

This is a reread because I’m such a Brishen & Ildiko fan. The Kai, Gauri and other cultures in this book are full of wonder and creativity.Read more

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You will become emotionally invested in the Woman of Day and the Man of Night! Radiance is a very good read!

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A fantastic tale by a talented writer!

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