Princess of Bael

Dark Provenance Series, Book 4

By: Lexi C. Foss

Narrated by: Sarah Puckett, Walker Williams, Kale Williams

A standalone enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance.

A lifetime of vengeance and decades of pain....

He abandoned her in Hell. She’s returned to make him pay.

Kay

Once upon a time, I fell for an Archangel’s trick.

He bonded me to him for eternity.

Then left me in Hell to survive alone.

I’m no longer the woman I was before.

I’m stronger. Faster. Harder. And lethal.

It’s my turn to deliver justice where it’s due.

I’m coming for you, Archangel Ezra.

And your precious Divinity, too.

Ezra

Once upon a time, I seduced a demon Halfling into helping me save the balance.

I engaged in a sacred bond.

Then I abandoned her without a word.

I’m no longer the Archangel I was before.

I’m broken. Suffering. Destroyed by my mate.

Now she’s coming for me, wielding a blade with the intent to kill.

I won’t kneel for you, Princess of Bael.

And I’m prepared to fight.

Author’s Note: Princess of Bael is a standalone paranormal romance in the Dark Provenance world, which can be listened to in any order. This novel contains violent elements and sensual material. Kay’s deadly. Ezra’s deadlier. A match made in literal hell. Forbidden. Fun. And darkly delicious.

©2022 Lexi C. Foss (P)2022 Lexi C. Foss

Action and steam propel an compelling plot, with fantastic duet narration

4.5 stars! It’s been four decades on Earth since Ezra tricked Kayla into a bond and then took her to hell and left her there. For Kay, it’s been thousands of years in hell, and that has given her plenty of time to plot her revenge on the archangel that ruined her life. And her chance at obtaining the one thing that she could use to actually kill Ezra has finally come. Unfortunately, it also sets off a sequence of cataclysmic events that now threaten all three realms, and now Kay and Ezra have to work together to fix the balance.

This definitely tracks along the enemies to lovers trope, but interestingly, Ezra doesn’t see them as enemies, only Kay does. Ezra knows what he did to Kay was wrong, and he essentially sacrificed himself as well, when creating the bond, because as an angel, being away from his bonded mate causes him to weaken more and more with each day they’re apart, but Kayla doesn’t experience the same issue as part demon. Kayla has been in hell with her father, the archdemon, growing her powers and nursing her grudge, and when she sees Ezra again, she is much more powerful than she was. But merely being in her presence, Ezra already begins to feel more complete, and he’s deciding that maybe fighting for his mate and a future might be worth it. They just have to save the balance in the realms first. Kayla becomes conflicted when she sees Ezra again, recognizing that he seems to be suffering, and their bond doing things to her willpower, but she is determined to make him pay for what he did to her.

I liked the back and forth, the banter, the chemistry, it was all top notch. The secondary characters, and the characters from other books in the series that come and go throughout also add a great layer of depth to the story and the characters. It’s also worth noting that Kayla and Ezra complement each other nearly perfectly - they seemingly take turns rescuing each other, their own unique magic and abilities coming in handy in different circumstances. As they navigate their relationship, and try to discover who is attacking the realms and stop them, they find themselves not only opening up more to each other, but figuring out ways to move forward. And when they finally succumb to their physical desires, the sparks definitely fly. Their relationship evolves just as they do, and I loved the character development of both them as individuals and as a couple.

The strategic components of this story are great as well - Lexi is great at putting puzzle pieces together in an interesting and engrossing way. The way all the characters interact and work together just increased my overall enjoyment of the story.

Audiobook Review - As per usual with Lexi’s books, the narration is top notch. Duet narration with wonderful narrators punctuate the emotion and story beautifully, bringing a great story fantastically to life. You can’t go wrong with any of Lexi’s books as audiobooks, and this is no exception.

Ezra and Kay are ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

The narration alone had me giving this 4 stars. I love duet and multicast, and with the intense scenes, whether in battle or the bedroom, this was a really fun ride 😘

I jumped into this book partway into the series so I had some catch up to do, but thankfully there is enough re-introduction and discussion of characters and events that I was able to follow what was happening. It seems to work ok as a standalone but I'll probably try the rest of the series. There is a lot of world building going on in this story with multiple factions, political power hungry motivations and revenge plots. I wouldn't say this is an easy background listen, but it's definitely worth taking the time.

4/5 story, 4/5 narration
💜🎧💜

Princess of Bael

This is the fourth book in the Dark Provenance series. I loved every minute of this book. This was me heck of a ride for Kay and Ezra. Sarah Puckett, Walker Williams, and Kale Williams did a fantastic job narrating this book.

Princess of Bael

Kay and Ezra were fantastic together. I enjoyed this urban fantasy enemies to lovers story so much. This is part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone though I do recommend reading the previous books in the series never this one. There were a good amount of twists and turns along with a good amount of character development. I had a blast listening to it and wanted to learn more about this world and these characters. There was also a good amount of world building and politics in this story.

Love Ezra

Book #4 in the Dark Provenance series and all I can say is hold on to your seat because you're in for one heck of a ride. Loved Ezra and Kay's story. AudiobookObsessionsReviewer & PinkFlamingoProductions