The Kiss of Deception, Chapters 1-5

Mary E. Pearson

May 2015 · Sold by Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

About this ebook

Download the first five chapters of The Kiss of Deception, the first book in Mary E. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles. In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia's life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight-but she doesn't-and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom-to a prince she has never met. On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive-and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets-even as she finds herself falling in love.

Ratings and reviews

Not enthralling within these first five chapters. Plot line predictable, the description and inner thought process boring; the Prince's goal doesn't make sense, lacking in character overall.

A princess runs away from her marriage to become a maid at a place very cool and breath taking ... i would definetly buy it if i havent read it already

I bought the paperbook!! And it was awesome I love this story! And I try to find Heart of Betrayal at the local book store.... Shame they don't have and I don't want to buy an ebook. Anyway this story is great and I totally recommend it for everyone to read it!

About the author

Mary E. Pearson is the author of seven novels for teens, including the popular Jenna Fox trilogy. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad, California, where she lives with her husband and two dogs.