by Everina Maxwell (Maxwell)
Winter’s Orbit is a standalone, slow-burn, arranged marriage romance set amid interplanetary intrigue. It opens with Prince Kiem being informed by the Emperor that he’s going to be marrying Count Jainan the next day to preserve a treaty. No, they haven’t officially even met. And Jainan’s partner died only weeks ago in a shuttle crash that *might* not have been an accident.
Kiem is a good-hearted, socially adept young man with a reputation for reckless behavior, though he’s been turning that around into a great deal of charity work lately. Jainan is a reserved Engineer and amateur martial artist who comes from a vassal planet. They both almost immediately develop a huge crush on the other fellow, but hide it when they think the other isn’t interested. Meanwhile, there’s trouble with the treaty due to all kinds of shady happenings that may be extremely close to home.
I thoroughly enjoyed this fun, thrilling, sensitively told story about finding a healthy relationship and confidence in one’s own strengths.
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi, A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine or Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.]
[ official Everina Maxwell web site ]
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by Garren H.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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