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Betrayal's Price (In Deception's Shadow Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Lisa Blackwood (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 4: In Deception's Shadow

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Enemies by nature. Companions by choice.

Warrior-Scout Ashayna Stonemantle has no awareness of her fate until her sentient magic manipulates her into seeking out one of the enemy—Sorntar, Crown Prince of the Phoenix. If she dare trust the word of an enemy prince who is also an avian shape-shifting mage, their souls and futures are eternally linked.

When their willful magic awakens early and forces them into an unbreakable bond, Ashayna and Sorntar are accused of being corrupted by an ancient evil. To prove their innocence, they must work together to discover what happened in the past to pit bondmate against bondmate. As the search for the truth draws them closer together, Ashayna realizes she has growing feelings for Sorntar. But before she can tell him, his tainted power enslaves him.

Faced with an impossible decision, Ashayna chooses to fight for Sorntar’s soul even at the risk of her own.

Author’s Note: In Deception’s Shadow is an epic fantasy romance series.

Betrayal’s Price (Book 1)
Herd Mistress (Book 2)
Maiden's Wolf (Book 3)
Death’s Queen (Book 4)

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SC7DK2S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lisa Blackwood; 2nd edition (January 15, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 851 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 311 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,530 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #45 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #66 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks
- #120 in Fantasy Romance eBooks

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Lisa Blackwood is the author of the bestselling Gargoyle and Sorceress urban fantasy series. Her work has also landed on the Wall Street Journal and the USA Today Bestseller lists as part of the Dominion Rising Anthology. When she’s not reading and writing, she also enjoys gardening and spending time with her horse and her dogs.

At present, she grudgingly lives in a small town in Southern Ontario, though she would much rather live deep in a dark forest, surrounded by majestic old-growth trees. Since she cannot live her fantasy, she decided to write fantasy instead.

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Ruby McDemon

Awesome story set in an awesome new world!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016

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If you could sum up Betrayal's Price in three words, what would they be?
Awesome new world.
But that doesn't really cover it because its just an amazing story and wonderful all around.

Who was your favorite character and why?
I loved all of them and the details Lisa gives and just how she made such a wonderful book.

Which character – as performed by Shiromi Arserio – was your favorite?
It it too hard to choose who I liked best from her performance because she did such an amazing job and conveyed everyone's emotions perfectly

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Get lost in the world of Phoenix's and humans with magic just to spice it all together.

Any additional comments?
Such an amazing read. Lisa and Shiromi really brought this story to life. The last 4 or 5 hours of the story I couldn't stop listening. This story is so amazing and unique I can't believe how great of a job Lisa did. With all the new races and the wonderfully built world this is definitely a series I am hooked on.

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Aisha K.S. Hashmi, NRCPT

I read it, I loved it though it has a FEW minor complications, I reviewed it. YOUR TURN

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017

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Good in concept, execution not 100 percwnt. There was a lot of really bad transitions, actions that were not explained step by steo, I turned back three times in the middle of the book because honestly, I thought I had wither resd something wrong or missed it completely, but believe me, it is still a very very good book! I love Lisa, her writing and storytelling skills are above amazing and I will always look for anything She has written. I am truly so sad to have to give a 4 star rsting. Honestly. Lisa, you can come kick me as hard as you like. Hugs, kisses, and thank ypu so much for all y ou do, writing is NOT easy, I do not think I could ever do a book....

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Cherry A. London

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2017

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With mystical precision Lisa Blackwood spin a tale that transcends boundaries into otherworldly realm, with fearful creatures welding powerful magic it tells of a love so hidden it took death to reveal its traces which led to an all ensuing battle for dominance of their inner-selves and control. Ashayna and Sorntar found the source of true love and trust again not by killing him once again but by saving him. This story is captivating from the cover to the end it binds you with its invisible spider web and makes you impatient for the next book, it wove the tale of these battle scared olden warriors reborn having finally found their way back into each others heart at a great price, great story line I love it.

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P. D. HENDERSON

Seriously flawed but with good potential

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2018

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According to the good reviews on here about a hundred people loved this book.. personally I just don't see it.

My main problem with the book was a character point. The first time we see the male lead he is being hateful and racist against humans. This makes him unlikeable. At no point in the book does he undergo any kind of epiphany or change of heart, or express any regret for his earlier beliefs. So, to me, he remains unlikeable for the whole book. So when the female protagonist falls in love with him it only feels forced and unpleasant. And when he is later threatened and in danger I can't feel much sympathy for him. So this flaw just ruined the book for me.

Other than this one (major) failing, the rest of it is a fairly good book. Well enough written to keep your interest. Not much suspense but plenty of conflict and frustration. A few typos but not enough to bother me. The other races that the author introduces are described well, very interesting, and are reasonably unique. The other worldbuilding elements are less well done. There is a definite feel of a rich culture and a complex political scene, but you never really get any chance to understand any of it. So it feels a bit flat and unfinished. But the plot keeps you moving and makes that part easy to forgive. If the characters were more likeable this would be a solid four-star work.

Unfortunately, I do not recommend this book for anybody. The character issues were too much for me to get past. Use your own judgement though, maybe that won't bother you (though I can't imagine how).

I would not continue with the series except that I bought the second book already before reading this, so I guess I'll still read it since it's too late to return it now.

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Unbelievable tale.

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023

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What a journey you go on when you read this book. The characters are just so different from any thing I read before.

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MJMarney

Do the Phoenix sleep on perches like regular birds or in beds?

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016

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After reading the sample I was looking forward to reading the whole story, but around midway some things started to bug me.
The world is wonderful; I liked how unique it felt. The different characters and species really piqued my interest. I can’t put my finger on it or come up with the right words, but sometimes it seemed like there was a “and voila! it is done!” sort of feeling about some events. As in something just happened quickly and I thought I might’ve missed a few pages so I went back to see.
The whole lore created around the 12 was intriguing and the concept of Larnkin seemed to be a distinctive touch and made the concept of a magic user something that wasn’t like all of the other fantasy novels out there. The human’s perception of magic was markedly different than how the other races felt about it. That perception made the whole idea of Ashayna having to live in the other races’ world seem a bit more dangerous, until you get to learn about the other races also and see they aren’t as evil as she is taught to believe.
Despite any of my misgivings I enjoyed the book and might pick up the next one because it has an interesting premise to it too.

Just a weird thought I had, but what did the Phoenix do in regards to sleeping? I mean those wings would be a pain in the butt, not to mention their feet. Wouldn’t they tear up a lot of sheets and blankets? Or did they just sit on a perch like regular birds do to sleep?

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Myra

Good read

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022

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Once again I have found a good book in this story. I found it hard to put it down until the end.

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Sharri Bombard

Highly Recommended

Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2021

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It was a very interesting take on the legend of the Phoenix. I’m looking forward to reading the next book. Very enjoyable.

Michele Matheson

Betrayals Price ( In Deceptions Shadow Book 1)

Reviewed in Australia on December 27, 2023

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Amazing storyline by the author and the interaction between all of the characters throughout the story really great recommend to all readers

malc davies

Great characters in a great story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2017

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The short synopsis provided gives a fair indication of what is to be found in the book.

What it does not do is to give you any indication as to the very cleverly constructed storyline of what is essentially a love story.

The two main characters Ashayana, the daughter of General Stonemantle and Sorntar the Crown Prince of the Phoenix. Simple so far but each of them has a Larnkin which roughly translated is a soul of a very powerful "creature" who died a long time ago.

The story takes you through her being an agreed hostage to halt the war between their two nations and most importantly to determine what powers Ashayana has and if the magic involved is light or dark.

From this humble beginning we are taken on a story with the two of them anything but in love but due to the involvement of others forcing them into a truce whilst they deal with many threats from a variety of sources each trying to either find out more about Ashayna her powers and her slowly changing relationship with Sontar or to use either or both of them to fullfil their own agenda.

You will meet many strange characters, good and evil, and a story with constant twists and turns.

There is so much in this story that I do admit on a couple of occasions I had to refer back to ensure I was understanding ehat was happening. This did not distract me from enjoying the book in any way.

The ending was such that I could accept this as a single book story. However there were also many possibilities to take the story further and I am delighted to see that this is the case.

Can fully recommend this to any lover of fantasy.

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Merle

Fabelwesen und Menschen

Reviewed in Germany on December 8, 2016

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Wenn Wesen aus unseren Fabeln und Menschen zusammentreffen ergeben sich explosive Situationen mit viel Magie. Wie in dieser Fantasy-Serie, in der die menschliche Generalstochter Ashayna und der feindliche Phönix-Kronprinz Sorntar nach vielen gefährlichen Situationen zueinander finden.
Ein interessantes und gut geschriebenes Konstrukt, das leider zu wenig ausgebaut und auch in der Charakterbildung zu platt ist.

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Denise McGowan

Loved this book

Reviewed in Canada on September 13, 2017

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Well written, discovering what the betrayal was and how it happened provided an interesting take on reincarnation. And how lace follows.