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Aria returns to the Fair Realm with deadly consequences, in Lyndsey Hall’s new fantasy, The Solitary King. Will her new found abilities save her from the Celeste King’s clutches, or will the prince who betrayed her come to her rescue?

Lyndsey, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Solitary King.

The Solitary King by Lyndsey Hall

Genre: YA fantasy

Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…

When Aria returns to the Fair Realm to attend a ball at the Salamander castle, it isn’t long before things take a turn for the deadly.

With her father’s home in ashes and her newfound family reduced to dust, Aria finds herself King Auberon’s captive once more. Deep within the mountains that border the Celeste Kingdom, Aria is powerless to fight back, her newly-discovered abilities suppressed by the weight of the rock that surrounds her. But when a Celeste guard whispers about rebellion and promises to help her escape, Aria is desperate to trust him.

Crown Prince Xander returns home to the Gnome castle, laden with grief for his brother and father, and dreading the day he will be crowned king. Preparations are underway for his marriage and coronation, but thoughts of the girl he betrayed trouble him day and night. Until the morning of his wedding, when a note arrives that Aria has been taken by Auberon once more, and Xander is forced to choose between his life of duty and obedience, and what he believes is right.

Why did you write this book?

When we got our dog, Bailey, I used to walk her in our local woods. We were living in a village on the edge of Sherwood Forest at the time, and the magic and legend of the place captured my imagination. The setting for The Fair Chronicles came to me first, as it’s based on that village and the surrounding forests, but as the characters started to pop into my mind I felt like I had to explore their story, and so The Fair Queen was born. But the story wasn’t over yet, I needed to know what happened next.

What is your favorite genre to read?

I love reading fantasy and fairy tale retellings, especially young adult, as I find the emotions and angst of teen characters to be deliciously heightened, and the themes and message are no less dark or serious than adult novels.

Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is one of my favourite characters, as he’s so complex. On the surface he’s a cruel and sadistic villain, but underneath he’s a broken, vulnerable man with a terrible backstory and a love he knows can never be.

What are you working on at the moment?

I’m currently working on a couple of short stories for charity anthologies. One Fair Eve is a goblin king origin story set in the 19th Century, in the same world as The Fair Chronicles. And Baroness of Blood and Bone is an urban fantasy story about the female alpha of a pack of wolf shifters. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever written and I’m really excited to share it.

What books will we see from you in coming months?

The second in my Fair Chronicles trilogy comes out on 31 January 2022, and then I’m involved in a collection of twenty short fantasy stories called Once Upon a Name, which is due out 20 April and is raising money for Book Aid International. On 1 July, another charity collection, Enchanted Forests will be released, raising funds for the Rainforest Alliance. And towards the end of the year, I’m hoping to publish the third and final book in my current series!

Where to buy The Solitary King

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B4DRVB1/

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Lyndsey Hall lives on the edge of Sherwood Forest, one of the most magical places in England’s history, and the inspiration for her debut novel, The Fair Queen. She grew up surrounded by books, and loved to write from a young age.
She loves to travel and try her hand at new things, but is most at home when curled up in a chair with a cup of tea and a good book, usually accompanied by at least one dog.
The Fair Queen, book one in The Fair Chronicles, is available now in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audio book!
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