Gina is a medical doctor and a tiger shifter, but not just any shifter; she is a royal tigre blanche or white tiger. These are the tigers blessed by the Goddess to rule the tiger shifters or so the legend goes. Right now she is worried about the patient she is rushing to her parents' fortress. They are the only people in the world she knows who can help; the true exiled king and queen of the clan. She only prays she is not bringing danger to their doorsteps. They are quickly heading to the KING'S THRONE without even realizing it.

Mitchell Thorburn is a tigre d'or, a Royal Guard. He has been guarding the panther queen, until he is poisoned and brought to Gina for help. Now despite all she knows to do, he is not healing. Mitch knows he's in trouble but in his lucid moments he is comforted by Gina's presence. It is touch and go for awhile, but he heals. Then something miraculous happens to him ... instead of being his golden colored tiger he is now blanche. Unsure of what this all means for the future, one he secretly hopes will include Gina, Mitch will accept whatever the Goddess and the exiled royalty expect of him.

KING'S THRONE is in one word amazing! Author Bianca D'Arc takes us into her shifter world, sliding us into a slightly different realm with nonstop action and multiple surprises. We are introduced to Gina and Mitch while they are on the run and fed bits of background while continuing at a remarkably fast pace. I love Mitch's deference to the royal family, Gina included, at first, because he feels as an orphaned guard he is not worthy of the princess, but later the mate thing takes over and ... oh my ... they are shall we say "purrfect" together.

You will also be surprised that the battle with the bad guy is not the end of this book but really only the beginning of the restructure that Mitch and Gina must do to save their people. As usual Ms. D'Arc's secondary characters blend wonderfully, giving Mitch the family and past he wants as well as the added support they both need to right the wrongs done in the name of greed.

KING'S THRONE is Ms. D'Arc's second book of her String of Fate series (Cat's Cradle was the first), and I am already anxiously waiting for the next one to see what happens to Ria the panther queen as it is hinted in the epilogue of KING'S THRONE.