I am a player seated at the table alongside everyone else, and from this day forward, I will play my own hand as I see fit.”īuying himself time by pretending to be a Dalbreck emissary Rafe walked into Venda at Lia’s side. “I am not a chip in a card game to be mindlessly tossed into the centre of the pot, nor one to be kept in the tight fist of a greedy opponent. He has other plans for Lia and her so-called gift, and Lia finds herself playing a very dangerous game where it won’t just be her life at risk if she loses, but Rafe’s as well. Kaden brought her time claiming her ‘gift’ will be useful to the Vendans but the Komizar who rules over Venda knows better. Lia knows her life inside the walls of Venda is precarious. However she has more immediate problems to face she was walks into Venda, fully believing she will never find her way out again. Lia is now aware of who they really are now that Rafe and Kaden have stopped masquerading as simple farmers and traders. The Heart of Betrayal picks up right where The Kiss of Deception left off. “Sometimes winning is not only a matter of knowing the rules, but of making your opponent think he knows them better.” This review may contain spoilers for previous book(s) in the series. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her sense of self, Lia must make powerful choices that will affect her country…and her own destiny. Now that she lives among them, however, she realizes that may be far from the truth.
Meanwhile, nothing is straightforward: There’s Rafe, who lied to Lia but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life and the Vendans, whom Lia always believed to be savages. Desperate to save Lia’s life, her erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar that she has the gift, and the Komizar’s interest in Lia is greater than anyone could have foreseen. Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape.
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