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The King's Spinster Bride Kindle Edition

by Ruby Dixon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 4,682 ratings
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Sixteen years ago, Princess Halla of Yshrem saved the life of an eight-year-old barbarian boy and watched her kingdom fall to ruin, all on the same day. Now, she is a forgotten spinster in a quiet temple, living her days out in solitude. The last of her line, she exists in the hope that she has been forgotten, for to be remembered by the enemy is to be certain death.

One person has not forgotten her. Mathior, now twenty-four, is the fierce warrior king of the Cyclopae. Yshrem is in turmoil and his advisors have a suggestion – kill the last remaining member of the royal line, and there will be no rivals for the throne.

Mathior has a different idea. He’s loved Halla for sixteen long years, and it’s time he claimed her as his wife. But a barbarian’s wedding customs are unlike any other…
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About the Author

Mason Lloyd is an audiobook narrator from Portland, Oregon. With his deep and warm voice, he's found a niche in the romantic and erotic audiobook genres and loves every minute of it.



Ruby Dixon is the secret penname of a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. As Ruby, she writes about sexy barbarian aliens, grumpy shifters, and domineering bikers.



Jillian Macie loves narrating audiobooks, especially racy stories with strong female protagonists. When not in the recording booth, you can find her running on the trails near her home or chauffeuring her children to all of their various activities.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CXHNMR5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 7, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1166 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 137 pages
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Ruby Dixon loves to write outlandishly fun romance. Right now she's obsessed with monster heroes. She's also dabbled in bikers, bears, and aliens have her heart. You know her from the TikTok sensation Ice Planet Barbarians. She requires coffee to function and will show you pictures of her cats at a moment's notice -- you have been warned.

Big releases for 2024!

BARBARIAN'S TAMING (special edition) comes out on May 28th!

BOUND TO THE SHADOW PRINCE comes out July 2nd!

And a fantastic new romantasy series starts in October! BULL MOON RISING will be available in hardback on October 15th.

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stsan
5.0 out of 5 stars short but what a sweet read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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I’ve been on Ruby Dixon kick after reading ice planet barbarians and this book didn’t disappoint.

I read this book after finishing up the “Aron of Cleaver” series. I didn’t know that there was a book written for the king and queen of Yshrem. Im glad to have picked this up; I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It’s short but such a fun read!
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E. Robbins
4.0 out of 5 stars sweet
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
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This is a short sweet book. Ruby Dixon always does a great job of building a lot of emotions in a short time span. Both characters are likable and strong while still being vulnerable.
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Peggy M
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet story that I enjoyed very much
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022
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4,5 stars

After reading ‘The half-Orc’s maiden bride’ I was very curious about King Mathior’s story (because he and his people special customs were mentioned in the story) . So I decided to just read it and I’m glad that I did because like ‘The half-Orc’s maiden bride’ I enjoyed it very much. This was also a quick, light-hearted and fun read. Perfect if you have a few hours free and you want to forget about your problems for a little bit.

I liked both main characters very much. Halla was brave (as a 16 year old and now as a grown woman), intelligent, gracious, curious and kind. Mathior may be a fierce Cyclopae warrior but he’s a good guy too and special. He waited 16 years to be with the one woman that stole his heart when he was 8 years old. That’s true love and loyalty (or maybe some would call it obsession). But I liked that very much. That devotion of a young guy to his woman (even though she didn’t know about it). Halla spent the last 16 years of her life in a temple so she had lived a sheltered life and she was still a virgin even though she was in her early thirties. The story wasn’t long but the writer did a good job of creating a well build world, filled with strange wedding rituals and different customs. It was lovely to read that both Halla and Mathior respected each other and also their culture which was very different from each other. They were a great couple.
The focus of the story was mostly on the couple and you get both POV’s.

‘The king’s spinster bride’ was a sweet and lovely story that I enjoyed very much.
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Penny Sparkles
3.0 out of 5 stars A nice, sweet and short read
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018
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With a bit of a Golden Dynasty feel to it, The King’s Spinster Bride was a fun and sweet romance with a virgin-ish couple.

Princess Halla’s one and only act as a sovereign was to save young Mathior’s life when his father killed hers and conquered her country. Sixteen years later, Mathior becomes king and is finally able to claim the one woman he has wanted since he was 8 years old, Halla.

Mathior is a ruthless warrior from a barbaric culture and Halla comes from a long line of scholarly rulers. She has also been sequestered at a temple for the last decade and a half. A giant alpha warrior with one eye would be too much to handle for one lovely and delicate princess, right?

Halla needs to decide if accepting Mathior’s marriage proposal is something she really wants for herself or if she’d only be doing it to save her people from unrest.

In all honesty, and especially after I read about the Cyclopae’s “barbaric” wedding customs, I was expecting a much… hotter/raunchier story.

I did love Mathior, with all his warrior gruffiness, sexy muscles and complete devotion to the woman who stole his heart. He was completely sure about his feelings for Halla and it was adorable how he lost his patience with her continued doubts of him.

Halla was one tough lady, but unfortunately her whole “I’m a spinster, you should find a younger bride” got old real fast for me. I do understand that in that world’s setting it was kind of true, but she wouldn’t shut up about it until the very end.

With some sexiness, an interesting whole new world that I wouldn’t mind exploring and a sweet warrior set on winning his woman, The King’s Spinster Bride was one fun, short read I’m glad I took a chance on.
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PRESTIGE52
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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What a sweet love story. A great read to lift your spirits. Even though this isn’t a long story, Ms Dixon made me feel like I knew them well and I was cheering for them all the way. Very likable hero and heroine
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CL
4.0 out of 5 stars so sweet.
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023
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Enjoyed this reverse age gap romance. It’s so sweet and this hero is such a cinnamon roll. I wanted more.
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LynnS77
5.0 out of 5 stars The Princess and the Barbarian
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023
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Halla is Princess and one day to be queen. The young barbarian prince that has been taken captive by her father is kept in her chambers. Her ladies laugh at him in his barbarian garb, but Halla silences their cruelty and treats him as an equal.

When the young prince’s father comes to clam his son with a ravening army and breaks down the gates of Halla’s castle and her father is killed, her guards come to kill the little prince, but she hides him behind her skirts and tells her warriors to surrender to avoid more death.

From a monastery sixteen years later, the barbarian prince comes to claim queen Halla.

This was a pretty good story about different customs, some that were way different but this was well written and very sexy.
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Silver_star08
5.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
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This wasn't what I was expecting in the best way possible. This was such a good story. I enjoyed getting to know Halla & Mathior in this story. Since it's a prequel of sorts, I'm ready to dive into the first book in the Aspect & Anchor series.
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Emily A
5.0 out of 5 stars I don't know how she does it!!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2022
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How is ruby Dixon so prolific, yet still manages to write with such great quality!!! I am in love with this series!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely sweet story .
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2022
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Ruby Dixon has a really great way of story telling. It's not just about the sexual content, but the feelings that the two main person have for each other. Once I started reading can't put it down.😃
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Bye Royals' weddings, Hello Cyclopae's
Reviewed in Spain on April 9, 2022
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Came back to re-read this and see if it was as good as I thought. The answer is yes! It's really original plot wise, the characters are great and it's really well written. A lovely hot short read for you to enjoy.
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Avidreadersbc
5.0 out of 5 stars I adored this story🪓👁️⛏️⚡
Reviewed in India on January 16, 2022
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I first read about Mathior and Halla in Bound to the Battle God. Obviously, I had to come back and read their story because the story of how he loved her as a child is soo adorable. And it kinda reminds of Momoa and his similarly adorable story about him and Lisa. I wonder if that's where the inspiration came from. Anwho, this story is so, so sweet and I am completely in love with big, brutish and insanely sweet Mathior and his devotion to Halla was so incredible to read.
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Just Josie
5.0 out of 5 stars 💞The Princess and the Barbarian King 💞
Reviewed in Germany on July 13, 2020
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Anyone else can’t stop staring at that dress?😍

I will not consider myself the most girly girl, but damn. Just DAMN!💞

The story is just as stunningly beautiful as the dress.
Intimate, sexy, a little innocent and downright captivating.
Dixon just blew my mind with this series altogether.

This is the love story of one sweet and forgotten princess and one savage barbarian King.

Loving the world building, the slightly odd yet fascinating customs, and I LOVE the utter devotion the characters displayed for each other. What a love story that sprung to life on just a little over 100 pages.
Dixon sure got mad skills.
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