A review by honzukiraye
Betrayal and Curses by Erin O'Kane

4.0

“I was taught that the gods will occasionally bless someone. That person has a great purpose, but one that is so difficult they can’t succeed without the support of others. The gods create the people who will support the blessed, and they are destined to be bonded. These people will help the blessed one with their task.”

Erin O’kane does it again! I first fell in love with Erin’s work when I read The War and Deceit series and this duet did not disappoint. You get everything from Gorgons to dragons to sirens. What more could you ask for? Maya has been cursed and is now at the hands of a king who would use her for awful things. She can’t see past the man she used to know and the one who sits on the throne. But 4 men will turn Maya’s views and world upside down.

In this duet, there is high emotion, lots of action, and some mystery. Maya has been betrayed once already, which is why she is cursed to be a Gorgon. The man she thought she loved used her and now Maya has trust issues (understandably). There is a way to break the curse but Maya can’t trust anyone enough to love, to break the curse. The duet follows Maya and her 4 men. To save the kingdom from the king's experiments and tyranny they must all work together and trust each other but trust doesn’t come easily to Maya and her men will have to work for it.