This is the story of Lara and Keir. Lara's father used to rule her kingdom. But despite her royal station, she worked as a Master Healer. But when he died, her incompetent half brother took over. War broke out when Warlord Keir invaded the kingdom. Lara worked tirelessly to help heal both the soldiers of her kindgom as well as the soldiers for the other side who had been taken prisoner. But when the war got to be too much, to save her people, Lara allowed herself to be given to Keir as the Warprize in exchange for peace. Her new life is very different from her old, but she finds herself falling for Keir. And she realizes that despite her sacrifice, their troubles aren't ending.

Lara was a great character. She was brave, she was smart, and she had a good heart. And the more she gets to know Keir, she realizes he's the same. The two made a good pair. And despite what she thought her role as the "warprize" was, Keir cherished her and protected her above all else.

This is just book one in the series, so I'm very excited to see how the rest of the story unfolds. ( )

If you're expecting an epic romance and fantasy world, this isn't it. However Warprize was a good fantasy romance. The love isn't immediate, though the chemistry between them is there from the start. There were no boring parts. Each chapter has something happening, and the protagonist is not a total snowflake either.

If you liked this book you might also like the Taren Soul series. ( )

Yeah, this was suggested to me as a traditional romance novel. It's anything but, and the trilogy (wait, there's now more) is all kinds of well done. ( )

This is really good.
Full of misunderstandings and intrigue.
Two different cultures mixing.
One of the differences is the view of relationships and sex, including bearing children.
In Keir's culture they each have a role to play, this means he has fathered children who he has no contact with or the mothers of those children.
The children are raised by people in the tribe whose role it is to so this job. Each person doesn't step outside this role.
There is no detail of any previous encounters.
No intimate scenes with anyone other than the Hero and heroine.
HFN.
The book ends leading to a HEA but it leaves it a bit unfinished as the next book picks up practically on the next sentence.
If you choose not to continue the series then you know they will get their HEA but you don't actually read about it. ( )

Cardboard. That's the word that comes to mind after finishing this book. Cardboard characters, cardboard situations and cardboard writing.
A pity, really. It had all the potential to become a really good story, but it never delivered. It was like watching a low-cost movie with too-fake props and not enough funds to pay a good writer. ( )