The Knight of the Trove
The Knights of Mellora, Book 1
by Holly Rose
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Pub Date Oct 08 2024 | Archive Date Oct 07 2024
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Description
What if the princess didn’t want to be rescued from the dragon?
As the well-trained knight of a dragon’s trove, former princess Nesrin would rather fight off suitors than invite one in. Twelve years ago, Nesrin’s uncle murdered her mother and stole her deceased father’s throne. Nesrin lived under her uncle’s brutal thumb for years until she was rescued by a benevolent dragon. Now a grown woman, she protects herself and the dragon trove from the interloping “rescuers” her uncle sends to retrieve her so he can marry her off to the highest bidder.
In a neighboring kingdom, Kas was forced to take monastic orders when he was a child, but the handsome monk volunteered when his country needed someone to find the lost artifact Nesrin’s uncle seeks: a magical golden casket rumored to make any army invincible. Forbidden from fighting by his vows but desperate to do his part in the coming war, he arrives on Nesrin’s doorstep with a quest she can’t refuse. If they can find the casket first, the nations united against her uncle’s iron rule might have a fighting chance.
As Nesrin and Kas are pursued by the enemy through a dangerous world, their budding trust blooms into a love Nesrin never wanted and Kas is forbidden to feel. But when the casket falls into the hands of the enemy and an evil far worse than Nesrin’s uncle is unleashed, Nesrin and Kas must trust their love and work together to imprison it before the world burns.
This high fantasy romance delivers a slow-burn, forbidden love between a sword-wielding knight and her cinnamon roll monk. Funny and heartfelt, this series-opening quest takes readers across the dangerously beautiful world of Mellora, through foreign palaces, sprawling libraries, into the den of manticores, the bedroom of a knight, and finally to a showdown between good and evil.
Content Warnings:
Graphic: blood, gore, violence, grief, death of parents (remembered), on-page animal death in combat (horse), sexual content (one open-door sex scene), rescue from building collapse
Moderate: child abuse (told in memory), war
Minor: cursing, emotional abuse, panic attack
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798990114630 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 322 |
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Featured Reviews
Kalla H, Reviewer
Holly Rose has created the perfect blend of intriguing world-building, nail-biting action, and smoldering forbidden romance in this adult romantasy set in the kingdom of Mellora! Cutthroat, ferocious, and snarky, Nesrin is the perfect equal to Kas, her humble cinnamon roll love interest who can be best described as a “green flag”. As a high fantasy, readers will be transported to a lush world filled with dragons, manticores, and magical artifacts, and thrown into realm-altering wars where the stakes are more than just life and death.
THE KNIGHT OF THE TROVE is the perfect opening to the series! I can’t wait to read more!
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I was engaged with what was going on in this world and thought it worked overall as a way to introduce us to the world and characters. It was a strong start to the Knights of Mellora series and was enjoying that the princess didn’t want to be rescued. I thought everything worked well overall in the fantasy genre and as a romance novel. It worked well overall as a slow burn and it was a great forbidden love that was realistic in the world. I enjoyed how well Holly Rose wrote this and left me wanting to read more in this series.
Stephanie S, Reviewer
I received this book as an ARC.
I enjoyed this story and the unique take on a dragon “rescue.”
I found the characters interesting and the lengths they would go to help each other heartwarming. I feel like the FMC and MMC were well-matched and I liked that they both saved each other at various times through the book.
While I enjoy multi-book stories, I love that this was able to be covered in one book so that it wasn’t overly drawn out.
I know there will be a second book being released in 2025 that focuses on another character and I will definitely be giving it a read!
Reviewer 1406900
Thank you netgalley for the arc.
I suggest this book to ones who loves a good romance either the right chemistry, battle and dragonssss!
A very good star for Holly Rose, I’ll read the others books of the series for sure
Megan (, Reviewer
I loved this book! The chemistry between the FMC and the MMC was electric, the action was incredible, the world-building was the perfect amount without being info-dumpy, and the pacing of the book mad me read this in one sitting! Highly recommend and I can't wait for more from Holly Rose!
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