Oh I am a sucker for a second chance romance but add the raw and grit that is Vicious Prince, SOLD! I had been intrigued with Kiran and Jayne right out the gate and I was not disappointed. Great storyline, epic chemistry and twisty goodness! There were a lot of ups and downs within these pages that will keep you on your toes but that epic love story between these two was utterly everything. The push and pull, the banter and the sizzle. It offers everything. One thing I adore about Snow’s books is the strength she has in the leading ladies she writes. They are beyond strong, passionate and have such sass. I loved every moment.

King brothers are always over the top in their approach to life. Kir coming back from the dead is the shock to Jayna his love of his life. Jayna does not impress this news with open arms and makes Kiran work for her forgiveness. Coming out of the shadows is not easy for Kir as his protective nature comes the price of Jayna feeling stifled. Many hot hot scenes that Snow is know for with plot twist galore.
The King family has so many secrets and the woman they love are no different. Great tie in to the series and building for the future brothers stories, which I can't wait for.

I remember when reading the first book in this series, Dangerous King, and learning what really happened to Kir, I knew his and Jayna’s story was going to be a doozy. I was so right! I was equally heart broken for and in awe of the strength of Jayna. She has been in mourning of Kir’s death for the past two and a half years. Through this grief she has also rebuilt herself into this amazing business woman. And now, even if she has built a wall around her heart, she has decided it was time to move on. But at the same time, Kir has finally decided it was time to come out of the shadows and back in Jayna’s life. He was prepared for how difficult it was going to be and how much hell she was going to put him through, but he loves her too much and now with the added danger surrounding her, he refuses to give up.

Jayna is definitely not the same woman she was and she definitely let it be known to Kir. But even with all that anger, despair and hurt, the intensity, chemistry and physical need for each other was as strong as ever. So on top of Kir fighting for their marriage, he is also making it his mission to keep Jayna safe. One of her many business dealings has put a target on her back. This time, they are going to be equal partners. No more secrets from each other, it was going to be all on the table.

I absolutely loved this book so much, I was on the fence with Kir’s decisions but I felt for everything he had endured too. The love these two had for each other was all consuming, even with how angry Jayna was, she knew she would not be able to lose him again. Vicious Prince was a fantastic book and another 5 star read.

3.5⭐️

Dnf 45%. No grovel. They schmex immediately. Hate BBS. Not sure where this strong heroine everyone was gushing about is. No official rating since I quit before 50%. But unofficially 1.5 because I enjoyed the writing and liked the h before her bbs ⭐️ weak hero.

Lots of potential here and parts I really enjoyed- especially the steamy times. But I struggled to get the heroes motives for decisions that causes our heroine to suffer, and there was a lot going on that was either distracting or too complicated to keep me engaged in places.