Queen of Deception

May Freighter

Aug 2023 · May Freighter

About this ebook

Gold Book Award Winner 2023 - Literary Titan.

If you were offered a second life, would you take it?

Emilia died. She thought it was all over but then she opens her eyes and realizes she’s a child with all the memories of her past life and her eidetic memory intact.

Not just that. She’s now living in a medieval world that resembles her favourite fantasy novel—The Cruel Empire. Instead of being a main character, she’s reborn into the role of a princess fated to die before the age of eighteen.

As years go by, and she realises she’s not waking from a dream, she settles into her new life with only a goal in mind—survival.

Having years ahead of her before her new life is cut short, Emilia pulls the strings and builds a network of friends that will help her with her goal—stop Prince Thessian from killing her with the rest of her despicable family and make him her ally.

If she can do this, she can rule to improve her kingdom’s conditions and support Thessian’s goal to become emperor of the neighbouring empire.

But when a side character messes with the main plot, what will happen to Emilia’s future now that she has no idea of what other events she has set in motion?

Find out in Queen of Deception, a thrilling Fantasy Novel by May Freighter.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS:

"I could easily see this made into a Prime Series... Absolutely loved it and would recommend this read to anyone that enjoyed G.O.T. (Without the debauchery of course)" - USAT Author Melissa Bell

"I have to say it blew my mind, and I can't rave about it enough." - Anna Santos, USAT Author of Immortal Love Series

"Freighter's story is a love letter to every bookworm who's ever wanted to live inside a fantasy novel but with a dark twist. It's a pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat experience as Emilia employs her wit and cunning to rewrite her fate. One misstep and it could all be over. As every author knows, once you change a story, anything can happen." - RK Close, Bestselling Author of The Vampire Files Trilogy

Ratings and reviews

I found this book to have an interesting concept that I haven't read before in a book! To be reincarnated as a side character from a fantasy novel written for death, to have the main character change her destiny for survival to live in this new world. I'm looking forward to continuing the story to find out more with what will happen with Lady Em changing the destiny of the characters she encounters in the novel she was born into! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Honestly this was a great read! For me I found it got better as the book went on, and I cant wait for book 2 as what a cliffhanger that was! "After all, the Queen is always on time while everyone else is simply early.” Altho I found Emilia and the novel a bit confusing at first it made sense as time went on, I'd love a book based just around that, so we can learn more about the history of Emilia. I absolutely love Ambrose, her dedication 😍 🖤Multiple POVs (Emilia, Thessian and Laurence) 🖤Fantasy 🖤Cliffhanger Ending 🖤Book one of 2 in the series of the Empire of Shattered Crowns. Also the dedication for this book was just... "To the love of my life who drives me crazy at times. May we survive the trials ahead with sharpened blades and smiles on our faces." There was lots of parts that made me giggle, definitely a fantastic read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow that was not what I was expecting. The pacing felt a bit off at times but overall really great story telling and I felt very immersed into the world. The characters were likeable and I didn't hate their choices for once. Main thing I wished for was a bit more buildup at the start of the book before diving right in.