Broken Crown Trilogy Series by Maria Luis

An Oath To Take, is the origin story of how the Godwins came to be involved with the royal family and become defenders of the Crown.It does not need to be read before Road To Fire, but is not meant to be a standalone.

"I'm not scared of you."I meet her gaze. "You should be."Bound by a secret oath spanning generations, I am loyal to no one but the queen.Spy.Defender of the Crown.To all of England, I'm Saxon Priest. Traitor. Murderer. Owner of London’s most infamous anti-loyalist pub.And then she appears. Isla Quinn may claim that she’s only looking to bus tables, but I’m no fool... more"I'm not scared of you."I meet her gaze. "You should be."Bound by a secret oath spanning generations, I am loyal to no one but the queen.Spy.Defender of the Crown.To all of England, I'm Saxon Priest. Traitor. Murderer. Owner of London’s most infamous anti-loyalist pub.And then she appears. Isla Quinn may claim that she’s only looking to bus tables, but I’m no fool. Bitterness bleeds from her hard-blue eyes, and her hatred for the queen is so palpable, I can practically taste it off every sharp-tongued word slipping from her full mouth.“Hire me,” she begs.We’re on opposite sides of this war. Enemies from the start.Isla thought she found an ally, but she’s found me instead.Savage.Ruthless.A man with no heart, no matter how the dead space inside my chest lurches whenever she’s near.And so I lean over, dragging her deep into this twisted game of crowns and thrones, and offer a single vow: “I could use you.” less

He is my ruin.My complete and utter devastation.Loyalty or death.I make my choice in a palace of flames, and wake to total darkness . . .And at his mercy.Calloused hands bring hell to my door and his velvet voice spews only poison.“A traitor to the queen,” he calls me, and though I don’t know his name, it’s clear that he’s no Prince Charming.Monster.Villain.A man who demands that I take it all—and submit.But no one will ever mistake me for a damsel in distress... moreHe is my ruin.My complete and utter devastation.Loyalty or death.I make my choice in a palace of flames, and wake to total darkness . . .And at his mercy.Calloused hands bring hell to my door and his velvet voice spews only poison.“A traitor to the queen,” he calls me, and though I don’t know his name, it’s clear that he’s no Prince Charming.Monster.Villain.A man who demands that I take it all—and submit.But no one will ever mistake me for a damsel in distress. He wants me on my knees, but it won’t be me who breaks.Only, falling for the most hated man in England was not the plan.If war is hell, then love is carnage, and the blood that’s spilled belongs to us both. less

He is my ruin.My complete and utter devastation.Loyalty or death.I make my choice in a palace of flames, and wake to total darkness . . .And at his mercy.Calloused hands bring hell to my door and his velvet voice spews only poison.“A traitor to the queen,” he calls me, and though I don’t know his name, it’s clear that he’s no Prince Charming.Monster.Villain.A man who demands that I take it all—and submit.But no one will ever mistake me for a damsel in distress... moreHe is my ruin.My complete and utter devastation.Loyalty or death.I make my choice in a palace of flames, and wake to total darkness . . .And at his mercy.Calloused hands bring hell to my door and his velvet voice spews only poison.“A traitor to the queen,” he calls me, and though I don’t know his name, it’s clear that he’s no Prince Charming.Monster.Villain.A man who demands that I take it all—and submit.But no one will ever mistake me for a damsel in distress. He wants me on my knees, but it won’t be me who breaks.Only, falling for the most hated man in England was not the plan.If war is hell, then love is carnage, and the blood that’s spilled belongs to us both. less