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Huntsman's Prey (Kingdom, #7) by Marie Hall

Publication Date: February 10, 2014

Genre: Fantasy Romance

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Rumors abound in Wonderland, of a dark princess named Chrysalis who bears the Moon's curse. Her beauty is beyond compare, and her madness... even greater than her father's, The Hatter. Death follows wherever she roams, and Danika--fairy godmother of all villains--knows this task is too great for her to handle on her own. She has no choice but to seek out the one they call Huntsman, his mission is simple: Find the creature, and destroy it.

But nothing is ever so simple in Kingdom. The moment the hunter Aeric steps foot in the mad, twisted realm he's enveloped in a reality that is neither wholly true nor fantasy. The key, the Cheshire explains, to ending the madness is for one to become mad themselves. The Huntsman has one chance to figure out the riddle before the beauty destroys them all...

Danika, in human form, paced the length of the Hatter and Alice’s quiet cabin. The two were in the back bedroom, discussing (none too quietly) what to do about their daughter. Sighing, Danika flitted almost absentmindedly toward the delicious aroma of yeasty baked bread filtering from out of the kitchen. Her stomach growled, Alice’s food was ambrosia and had become her kryptonite. She’d had no idea what that word meant first time Gerard’s Betty had uttered it, but the adorably geeky nerd had, with great patience, explained the mythos of a man called Superman, who Danika had to admit sounded deliciously scrumptious. Next time she met with Jericho she’d have to ask him to try on a pair of tights, apparently it was the epitome of male masculinity to wear them. At least so far as Betty was concerned, though Danika had a hard time picturing it. Alice’s crying finally stopped. Sniffing, Danika wiped her nose and the corners of her eyes. She hated to hear the lass cry, seemed like that was all she did anymore. Ever since Chrysalis ran away Alice had turned into a quiet, sullen woman. The vivacious beauty rarely left her home and Hatter was clearly at the end of his rope. Alice, and now Chrysalis, were the only things holding that poor man’s sanity together. Without their strength he’d quickly devolve back into a quarter sane male bordering on permanent lunacy. Danika hadn’t wanted to come and share the news of the bloody massacre she’d come across in the woods, but she’d had no choice. The three of them had to game plan a way to stop this soon before the fairy council took steps to end Chrysa themselves. And whatever method they devised to do it, would be ten times worse than what she hoped to concoct. The Blue’s hatred of Danika and her boys had grown to legendary proportions, she knew Galeta was just chomping at the bits to dig the dagger in deeper. Hurting Danika through Hatter’s child would definitely do it. Danika hadn’t shared with the couple her fears of the council yet, mainly because each time she did she felt like more of the villain than Galeta. Watching the pain filtering through Alice’s eyes, the love of a mother for her daughter, it was akin to a physical blow for Danika. Through the years Danika had grown to love the bad five and their mates as if they were her own. Ever since becoming a godmother she’d only ever developed this type of intense bond rarely. So when they hurt, she hurt. She’d had every intention of telling Alice and Hatter that the only way to ensure Wonderland’s safety was to put down their daughter. But the moment she’d stepped foot into their home, she knew there had to be another way. Jericho always told her to believe in him, to have more faith in her ability as a godmother, to believe in herself too. So that’s what she’d do. She’d figure this out, the cat told her to be mad. Well, how did one do that? By going to the source of course. Together, they must be able to come up with something.

Marie loves books that make you think, or feel something. Preferably both. And while she’s a total girly girl and loves glitter and rainbows, she’s just as happy when she’s writing about the dark underbelly of society. Well, if things like zombies, and vampires, and werewolves, and mermaids existed. (Although she has it on good authority that mermaids do in fact exist, because the internet told her so.)

She’s married to the love of her life, a sexy beast of a caveman who likes to refer to himself as Big Hunk. She has two awesome kids, lives in Hawaii, loves cooking and occasionally has been known to crochet.

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Favorite Lines “I looked into her eyes, Lissa. There is something there, an alertness of some sort. My gut tells me she can be saved.”

“Aeric, I’ll never regret knowing you and loving you. But you must take her out of us. I’m sorry to ask you to do it, but you are the only one I truly trust to fix us.”

“Goodbye, Lissa,” he whispered to the breeze, “We may not have known one another long, but those days were the best of my life. You’ve changed me in so many ways and I can only ever be grateful to you for that. I just wish”

“Yes, sometimes. But I see you too, Chrysalis. I have not forgotten the sacrifices you made for her, for myself. You are a woman worth knowing.”

I've been a fan of Marie Hall since I first joined Goodreads. I was blown away by her amazing ability to suck you in to the Kingdom world. It happens so easily you don't even know what's going on until you find yourself holding your breathe to see what happens next. This series hasn't lost anything in fact it's gained more awesomeness!

I adored Hatter and Alice's story so to know this book was about there daughter I was super excited!

Poor Chrysalis has her daddy's madness but she's also been cursed.

Her godmother sends the Huntsman to find her and wow does he find her!

He is a yummy man too! So much happens in this book that my head was still the next morning! Marie Hall is an a amazing writer! She makes her world so clear you can close your eyes and smell it! It was just amazing! Loved it!!

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review

FIVE HUNTED FAIRIES

Describe your books in 3 words?

Quirky, steamy, dark

If you could be any character from one of your books who would it be?

Trishelle, I have always had a thing for Captain Hook!

What is your greatest fear about being an author/publishing your book(s)?

That no one will want to read it. Yeah, silly I know, but there it is…

Would the 10 year-old version of yourself kick your butt or praise you for what you've accomplished in life?

I think she'd be in awe of what she's done. Writing romances for a living, c'mon, is there anything cooler? :)

What do you do when you finish your book and turn it in to the editor?

Immediately begin drafting up the next one, of course! 

What is your favorite Genre and why?

Romance, in all forms. I love love, love that first glance, that first kiss, the first time it becomes more… le sigh.

What is one thing that would surprise us to know about you?  

I practically flunked English when I was in middle school. I hated that class and swore I'd never need to learn how to write because writing wasn't 'cool'. So maybe my ten year old self would have kicked my butt after all!

Was there an Author who inspired you to write?

Piers Anthony. I feel in love with the strange quirkiness of his prose and the wonder of Xanth. Picking up his books transported to me a world I wished desperately existed, so it was a no brainer for me when I decided to start writing about fairy tales we all know and love, but that are slightly different in my versions. 

How did you come up with the characters in your books?

They've lived in my head for ages. I was the little girl watching the disney movies and thinking, yeah but I bet that pirate has a reason for hating that bratty Peter Pan. Also, I love the grimm versions of the tales, which is probably why I write from a villains pov and have slightly edgier, darker characters than the standard fairy tale retelling. We've all read Prince Charming's story, but no one's had a chance to read about the big bad wolf or Captain Hook or Jafar or Gaston or Hook or the Huntsman, or Rumple, or or or… I seriously could go on. :p

Do you prefer to write alone or do you like to collaborate with other authors?

Both actually. I mostly write alone but I'm laying the groundwork for a collaboration with a very good friend of mine and we'll be writing under a pseudonym so that it's a complete and total super seekrit project!

Everyone uses computers, tablets, phones and no one uses handwritten form or typewriters, what do you prefer to use?

I love hand writing. But I can write half of a story in the amount of time it takes me to write a full one on the laptop. I'm much quicker using technology and since my fans are rather happy to get a book sooner rather than later, it just makes sense. But I've got notebooks scattered all over my house full of ideas I might have a chance to get to someday if I live to be at least 100!

Is there a ritual you do before you begin your book?

I jump on my treadmill. It helps me to focus for whatever reason, plus as a writer you're prone to sitting on your behind way too long, gotta do something to make sure you stay healthy in this business. So I just combine two of my favorite things. It makes it fun for me.

What do you do when you finish your book and turn it in to the editor?

I shout it to the rooftops, or at least to the FB world, and then I open my next work in progress and get to work because for me this isn't just my job, it's my passion. How many people can honestly claim to love their job?

Fast Fairy Questions

(I had asked for 1 word answers Marie is always the exception tho! LOL)

Apple or Windows?

Apple

Dog or Cat?

Dog, baby! (oops, two words did I mess up here?)

Pepsi or Coke?

Yuck. Neither. I don't drink soda.

Facebook or Twitter?

Facebook. Sorry twitter.

Summer or Winter?

Winter, of course!

Fairies or Angels?

Angels, but I'll never write a book about them.

Dark or Light Fae?

Dark fae! *wicked laugh*

Vampires or Werewolves?

Werewolves, the blood makes me… *shudder*

Amazon or Barnes and Noble?

The Zon, of course!

Funny or Serious?

What do you think?

Print or E-book?

E-book!

Eyes or Smile?

Oh, oh, oh, eyes and then smile. Or is smile and then eyes? Ohhh, that's a toughie!

Dean or Sam (Supernatural)? 

Sherlock! Wait, was he an option? *scratches head*

Dream spot to visit?

IRELAND! 

And clearly I suck at math, when you said one word I thought maybe you didn't actually mean just one word. *sweet grin*