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Romance · 2015 · PG-13

The Heart of Betrayal

by Mary E. Pearson

Lia is captive in Venda. She must play a game she doesn't fully understand — or die.

For14+GenreRomanceLength470 pagesRead time~13.1 hours

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Violence

Some

Moderate violence — captivity in a hostile kingdom; some physical danger

Language

Barely any

Mild

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some romantic tension; nothing explicit

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The Komizar — his brutality and strange charisma; Lia's political navigation; the survival game in a court that doesn't value her life

What this book is about

Lia is held captive in the kingdom of Venda, where the brutal Komizar rules. She must navigate his court, maintain her usefulness to him, and find a way to survive until rescue or escape becomes possible. The Heart of Betrayal is the second Remnant Chronicles novel — darker than the first; the Vendan world is richly built and deeply threatening.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Lia captive in a hostile kingdom

The Komizar — a complex antagonist

YA fantasy — clean; darker than the first book

Second in the Remnant Chronicles trilogy

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