Plus he smells good, if you are a perfumer that seems important. When she asked him to save her, from some Paladin’s of an order that usually hunts witches to burn, she had no idea that she just entered the life of a man that could be perfect for her. Also, she knows that “Relief feels like happiness, if you don’t know the difference.” Really, she is a practical woman who keeps to herself, but somehow ends up embroiled in court politics, an assassination attempt and in a budding romance with a broken man who smells like gingerbread. Grace is a perfumer and she has learned the hard way that she needs to save herself and can’t depend on anyone else to come to save her. He didn’t expect a woman to jump into his arms and asked to be saved. He also is trying not to go berserk and kill everyone. Taken in by the Order of the Rat, Stephan is just trying to find a way to exist and serve with the loss of his god. There is now a bit of an empty space where his god used to live, but he is lucky as he was one of the few to survive. When this happened, his entire order lost their collective minds. Somehow his god, The Saint of Steel, died. All of these books are standalone, so you do not have to have read The Clocktaur Wars or Swordheart to enjoy Paladin’s Grace. Paladin’s Grace is set in the World of the Rat, after both the Clocktaur Wars and Swordheartseries. Paladin’s Grace is the fourth book I’ve read by her and she really does the blend of romance and fantasy, what I like to call romantasy, together so well. Kingfisher is quickly becoming a new favorite author of mine. Now the pair must navigate a web of treachery, beset on all sides by spies and poisoners, while a cryptic killer stalks one step behind… But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. Published by Tantor Audio on April 6, 2021Īmazon, Audible, Audiobook, Barnes & Noble, Apple

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