The King’s Betrayal

Dark Fantasy Romance (The Rift Series, Book 2)

De: Stephanie Hudson, E.M. Ritchie

Narrado por: Amanda Leigh Cobb, James Cassidy, Ryan Lee Dunlap

Trust can be a dangerous thing. Trusting your instincts, trusting your friends, but more so, Trusting your heart. Because the General wasn’t what I thought he was. No, he was so much more. More than the cruelty and malice I believed consumed his soul. More than the darkness in his eyes and the monsters he commanded. And now he needed my help. Help with the Rift that ruptured and caused our worlds to collide. But as the truth started to unravel, I was left asking myself how far into his world was I willing to let myself fall? And more than anything… Would he be there to catch me? Even after I was caught up in the shadows of…

The King’s Betrayal.

©2025 Hudson Indie Ink (P)2026 Blue Nose Publishing

I finished this in 1 day - AMAZING!

I received this ALC from Blue Nose Audio and I want to thank them for it. This audiobook was narrated in duet, really multicast with epic narrators voiced by Amanda Leigh Cobb, James Cassidy and Ryan Lee Dunlap. James as the General is just sheer perfection and Ryan as Riley, is gritty and spellbinding. Amanda is literally in a league of her own. She really just brings Alex to life.

This is Book 2 in The Rift series, and these books keep getting better and better. I finished this ALC in a day! The last we left off, Alex was finally in the hands of the General; however, things are not quite what they seem. Once she began to really look at her surrounding and the people, she concludes that they may have been wrong all along about the General and who they are in relation to the “war”.

She also starts to realize that there’s more to her connection with the General, or Atlas, as we later come to know him - who also happens to be a King. Their story really heats up, and we really get to see the softer side of Atlas. I really love getting his POV and their banter is still off the charts – and we start to see other things that ware off the charts 😉

We learn that Alex blames herself for the opening of the rift and the events that happen afterwards… but if she was the problem with the opening can she also be the solution? And where is Riley in all of this? He’s found Alex but he’s also finds something else… or should I say someone else?

This book ends on another cliffhanger when I tell you, I can’t wait to get to the next installment of this series. They have done it again and I can’t believe more people aren’t talking about this series, but if I have anything to do with it, they will 😊

If you haven’t started this series, then you should and if you like the following, this is the exact series for you:

🔥 Dystopian/Apocalypse world
🔥 Strong FMC
🔥 Mysterious MMC & Golden Retriever MMC w/secrets
🔥 Yearning
🔥 Human-like shifter
🔥 Enemies to lovers
🔥 Found family
🔥 Surprise cliffhanger

Rate: 4/5⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
Spice: 2/5🌶️🌶️
Narration Rate: 4.75/5 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧.75

Ahh I need the next book!

I’d say I wasn’t surprised but I won’t lie lol, this one definitely got a lot more spicy and I’m here for it. He finally showed her exactly who and what he is and it couldn’t have gotten any more perfect. And gods does she give him a run for his money!!! But I need to know what happens now that the darkness has reached her and is trying to ruin her. She’s got to be stronger than it, but idk what’s going to happen when he finds out what’s going on.

The audio for this is again absolutely amazing! Amanda Leigh Cobb, Ryan Dunlap, and James Cassidy perform this is duet and I am soooo glad about that. It wouldn’t have been good in duel. Bluenose Audio did the production so seamlessly that you can’t tell they were 3 different peoples recordings.

absolutely listen

Absolutely Read and Listen

Are you freaking kidding me!!?? This is becoming very quickly a new favorite series of mine if it keeps it up. The first book was great, immediately plugged you into the story and while I don't mind world building this just got right into it.
left you on a cliff...

This one again just jumped right back into the story and that's something I can get used to.

Kings
Magic
Creatures from another world
Love
Adventure
Fated to be

ALC REVIEW: 5 ✨
DUET NARRATIONS: 5 ✨

I NEED BOOK THREE RIGHT NOW!

Overall Rating: 5 ⭐️

I can’t get over how much I’ve enjoyed this series so far! The flow of the storyline is seamless and easy to follow along (unlike most fantasy series) - also, the character development is SO GOOD. Book one had all the tension, but zero spice. Book two has tension AND spice!! I loved it.

We’re left on yet another cliffhanger and it’s devastating!! I NEED BOOK THREE RIGHT NOW!

- Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Storyline: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Narration: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Atlas 😍

Narration : These 3 narrators knocked it outta the park. The different characters voices that they used were AMAZING! I fell in love with Amanda's voice for Bronte. And Ryan with Riley in those last few chapters.... perfection!! And I officially want James to whisper "always" to me.....once a day!! They really do a fantastic job bringing this story to life!!

Story : I devoured this audio in a day and a half! It picks right back up from that cliffy in book 1 perfectly. I enjoyed learning more about The General / Atlas in this book, and more about Alexs' scars. The way the layers are being pulled back to reveal just enough has my adhd brain trapped by curiosity! It kind of reminds me of domino's. The authors set them up with perfect precision, then ting, smack just 1 plot point, and the chain reaction to follow grabs ahold of you and says "Hold On." And of course we have another Cliffy, again not necessarily a jaw dropping "oh shit!" But definitely intriguing, opening up a whole new little twist I can't wait to see unfold in book 3!!