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The Star-Crossed Empire
The Star-Crossed Empire | Maya Darjani
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Get swept away into a lush and romantic space opera that transcends time, untangles court intrigue, and spans the entire Galactic Whorl. A Republic soldier A reluctant Emperor When love and duty collide, who wins? Layla is a patriotic soldier of the Altainan Republic. And patriots don't ally themselves with rival empires. But when she reencounters the handsome imperial noble she fell in love with years before, she falls again. Hard. And she decides: she's going to marry that man. Duty be damned. Unfortunately, he's also the new Valharan Emperor. And their planets are about to go to war. As tensions rise between the two worlds, Layla's attempts at neutrality go awry. She finds herself unsafe and threatened, a foreigner no matter where she lands. Eventually, instability in their isolated galactic community leaves it ripe for invasion. Layla has to overcome her dual loyalty and end this war for once and for all-before the Whorl goes up in flames, and she loses the man she loves.
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Received this as an Early Reviewer book from LibraryThing.

Enjoying it. I‘m not sure if the split time line works for me though; we shall see

I love their love story. It‘s romantic - and yes, sexier - than paragraphs of torrid sex (which inevitably have me rolling my eyes)

humouress Layla & Ignatius are from different planetary systems in the Whorl. While fighting an external force they fell in love. This story is about what comes afterwards. Oh - and he became Emperor. Effectively there are 3 timelines: now - when their systems are going to war; then - when they got engaged; but also before the novel starts, when they fought as allies. 3d
humouress 3/4 through. Still not sure why the timelines are braided. It seems to slow it to a gentle pace; I do want to find out what happens next but there‘s no hurry. It‘s about politics, not action so I do have to focus. Still enjoying it. There is a bit of language which i could do without but that‘s me; it is in context (edited) 14h
humouress ‘Then‘ is narrated in first person, present tense from Layla‘s POV. ‘Now‘ is narrated in third person, past tense. Layla is short, very dark and came from a hard-scrabble back country planet in the Altainan system which is democratic. Now she‘s married to the Emperor of the Valharan system which is an absolute monarchy. (edited) 14h
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