The Betrothed (book)

**The Betrothed** is the second post-Selection YA novel by Kiera Cass. It is the first in a new duology, described as "an epic royal romance" with a new world and characters. It focuses on Hollis Brite, a daughter of the nobility who has captured the heart of the King, yet she falls in love with a commoner. The book was publish on May 5, 2020.

## Synopsis

*A would-be queen. A handsome young king. A perfect match… or is it?*

*From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series comes The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate her legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike.*

*When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked — and thrilled. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true.*

*But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine.* (Hardcover description)

## Summary

### **!** **WARNING: Spoilers Ahead !**

We follow the story of Hollis Brite, a young woman of the Coroa aristocracy, who lives in the court of King Jameson with her parents, Claudia Brite and Noor Brite.

Jameson, a beautiful young man, ascended the throne a year after the death of King Marcellus and Queen Ramira, and recently showed his attraction to Hollis.

Delia Grace, Hollis' best friend, she’s described as the bully of the court. Daughter of Lady Clara, declared illegitimate daughter of Lord Domnall at the age of 8.

King Jameson, seems determined to take Hollis as his wife and make her the eighth Queen of Coroa, when suddenly came from the neighboring kingdom, Silas Eastoffe, a blacksmith will change the game. The Eastoffe family seeking to escape Isolte, hides a dark secret, are welcomed and accommodated at the Keresken Castle.

Hollis ends up crossing Silas several times in the Castle and quickly weave a bond of friendship. But everything will be questioned when Quinten, King of Isolte, arrives to sign a treaty of peace between the two countries. These warnings about the relationship between Her and Silas will only increase her feelings to the point of defying the forbidden. A kiss exchanged between Elle and Silas. Nothing will be like before, her feelings towards Jameson come up against the love she feels for Silas.

But an unplanned close is added to the Peace Treaty, which leads Hollis to realize that she may not have the makings of a Queen. When she shares her doubts with her friend Delia Grace, who has recently become her lady of attire, she reveals to her that Hollis has no place as Queen of Coroa and that she should be in her place. At the same time, she reveals all her shenanigans so that the King will finally take an interest in her and that she will no longer be seen as a «bastard» but as a person respected and admired by Jameson. Both torn between friendship and rivalry, end up moving away from each other.

At his coronation Jameson decided to announce their wedding. But yet it is Silas the one chosen from his heart, who seems to understand Hollis better than anyone. She fled the Castle the same evening, accompanied by Silas.

Refugee at the Eastoffes, Hollis makes the decision to cut herself from what she has always known to marry Silas.

But the fairy tale turns into a drama when the dark secret of the Eastoffes surfaces. When a group of Coroans imitating the Darkest Knights invite themselves to the party and kill to kill the Brite and Eastoffe family on the orders of King Jameson so that Hollis' grief brought him back to him

Following the massacre that echoes the ears of Jameson, he invites Hollis to return to the court, so that the Castle is in small care to comfort her and give her a smile. She intended to accept and that the Eastoffes return to Isolte near their last family, the Northcotts.

But when their path separates, Hollis realizes that she is not ready to return to Keresken and offer her heart to the King a second time. So she decides to flee Coroa too and finds, Whitley and Scarlet in Isolte among the Northcott.

She goes to Isolte to ask this tyrannical King in the eyes why she killed her husband but to stop Quinten who sheds the blood of the innocent.

Determined to dethrone him, she is no longer afraid.

## Characters

* Alistair Farrow
* Anna Sophia
* Cecily
* Darkest Knights
* Delia Grace
* Etan Northcott
* Hannah
* Hester
* King Estus
* King Jameson Barclay
* King Jedreck The Great
* King Klaus
* King Leeson
* King Marcellus Barclay
* King Presley
* King Quinten
* King Shane
* Lady Clara
* Lady Claudia Brite
* Lady Hollis Brite
* Lady Jovana Northcott
* Lady Nora Littrell
* Lady Warrington
* Lady Whitley Eastoffe
* Lord Brite
* Lord Dashiell Eastoffe
* Lord Domnall
* Lord Haytham
* Lord Klume
* Lord Mendel
* Lord Reid Northcott
* Lord Seema
* Lord Warrington
* Myra
* Prince Auberon
* Prince Hadrian
* Prince Swithun
* Prince Telau
* Princess of Bannir
* Queen Albrade
* Queen Honovi
* Queen Lahja
* Queen Ramira
* Queen Thenelope
* Queen Valentina
* Queen Vera
* Saul Eastoffe
* Scarlet Eastoffe
* Silas Eastoffe
* Sisika Aram
* Sullivan Eastoffe
* Yoana.

## Quotes

* "She's captured the King's heart. But who's capture hers ?" — By Kiera Cass
* "Even in the night, you are still my sun, bringing light to my world." — Silas Eastoffe to Hollis Brite
* "Not only would he make you a QUEEN. He would make you a LEGEND." — Hollis Brite
* "There was nothing as intoxicating as being adored by him." — Hollis Brite
* "I loved you from the first day, WHOLLY, AND WITHOUT REASON." — Whitley Eastoffe
* "Hollis, you will undoubtedly be His Majesty's partner and escort for all the festivities!" — Delia Grace to Hollis Brite
* "His Majesty requires our presence on the river today." — Hollis Brite
* "I sighed, staring out, the window at the birds sailing boldly across a backdrop of blue sky" — Hollis Brite
* "Your ladies were your confidantes, your attendants, your escorts, they were everthing. Delia Grace was stepping into a role that's didn't exist for me yet." — Hollis Brite
* "I'd watched him flits from girl to girl over the last several months." — King Jameson
* "His mere presence was enough to fill the air with a warm tickling feeling." — King Jameson

## Trivia

* The cover photoshoot was done on August 6, 2019 .
* The person on the cover of The Betrothed is Lauren Taylor.
* The person on the cover of A Prometida is Izabella Santocchi.
* The person on the cover of Promised is Nastya Simanko
* The background of the cover represents one of the corners of Hollis Brite’s room.
* The background music used in the trailer book is "Everything is perfect" (source of @HollisBrite) .
* Paperback: The book weighs 230 grams for a total of 320 pages.
* Hardcover: The book weighs 686 grams for a total of 320 pages.
* Audio book: Is rated at 8 hours and 18 minutes of listening.

## Gallery

Book in PolishBook in EnglishBook in DutchBook in ItalianLady Hollis BriteLady Hollis EastoffeFrench EditionPortuguese EditionSpanish EditionCzech EditionGerman EditionRomanian EditionPortuguese Edition (2)Swedish EditionSlovak EditionHungarian EditionHebrew EditionRussian EditionSlovenian Edition

# References

1. ↑ These elements were discovered in The Betrayed.