King of Flesh and Bone: A Dark Fantasy Romance (The Pale Court Book 1)

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I love how dark and forlorn it is, allowing my gory and macabre side to come out and play a little. Few know this, but I’m from Germany and traditionally published books there many years ago. When I finally felt brave enough to publish in English, going indie was a no-brainer to me. I enjoy having full control over the content of my books, especially when it comes to stories written under Liv Zander. I promised myself that Liv would write whatever she wants whenever she wants to. No compromises. No doubts. Trad publishers would pull their hair out if they needed to deal with that attitude.

Enosh, the king of flesh and bone, an eternal god who refuses to do his duty. He is an evil, arrogant, cruel, manipulative and ruthless man. Enosh may seem cold and ruthless, but he is very lonely, hurt, and heartbroken. Does it take possessiveness and obsession to a whole new level? Hey! Did she adore him for all the mean or naughty things he did? Absolutely! We are first introduced to Ada, a widowed midwife who had been forsaken by her people for being unable to give her late husband children. The world she lives in is one surrounded by death and wandering corpses due to a curse created by the King of Flesh and Bone. Due to a misfortunate event involving a wayward mule ends up dragging her into the Pale Court at the feet of the King of Flesh and Bone himself. She finds herself his captive and spends much of this book plotting the best way to escape her eternal binds to him. Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)/Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish. None. Weather and I are not on good terms. Whatever you would call the season inside my office. That’s my favorite.

King of Flesh and Bone

Below are the worlds this author has built around these two characters. The details of both worlds are so incredibly vivid that you can easily imagine each element. The first in a dark fantasy romance duology. Please mind the extensive trigger warnings, listed below. Overall, the story is a quite fabulous dark and evil start to the series and I loved every aspect of it!

First of all, the characters blew me away! Especially Enos. He’s the bad boy that every woman fears but secretly fantasizes about. He is by no means a good guy, as he will demonstrate at the beginning of the book. Ada is a fighter, brave and unaware of her true worth. Ada is a human struggling with grieving the death of her husband and fitting into a society that looks down on her for being unable to bear a child. She finds herself accidentally dragged into the Pale Court and at the mercy of a merciless god. The King of Flesh and Bone, the ruler of the Pale Court (think Hades and the Underworld, but with a dark fantasy twist), who can control flesh or bone - rot corpses, raise a dead army, break the bones of the living at will, distort ones flesh to either age or remain young, etc. The story primarily follows the dynamics of their relationship and the King of Flesh and Bone's role outside of the Pale Court.

Customer reviews

It does start a bit awkwardly. But as long as you get past chapter 2 the story starts To write itself almost. I did struggle with the 1st chapter understanding what was happening once I did I couldn't believe the story I was falling into. No, because there is no hero in this book. There is, however, a villain readers will hate to love. I have no intentions of redeeming him because, well… villains do it better.