The Princess Guard Contract

Feral Mage #3

by Chase Kilgore

Survival of the fittest.

A law of nature Bryce has seen time and time again in his life. Yet, now he finds himself dragged into the circles of nobility in Witchbrook while acting as a bodyguard for Princess Thea Volson. Watching her warnings about her uncle fall on the deaf ears of the other nobles.

Still, that old lesson remains true as Harold Volson sets his sights on Witchbrook and a deadly monster that should be nowhere near the city hunts along its edges. Bryce must deal with both, all while a feral Goddess whispers in his ear with her own set of lethal demands. The coming fight will force him to make tough choices to keep himself and his pack alive.

But is Bryce the predator or the prey?

Genres: Harem, Fantasy, Smut

356 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 27, 2025

About the author

An avid reader with a fondness for Fantasy, Sci-fi, and HaremLit Books. I strive to write interesting worlds and characters like those that drew me to these genres. My debut book, Exile: De'Vas Chronicles Book 1, is my aim to achieve that goal. I hope you enjoy the book and the others to come in the future.

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Reviews

[H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov]

This is book #3 in this series so let’s review a bit:
If you are a certain type of mage (and mages come with all sorts of backgrounds and natures) you are able to assume one or more of the attributes of the monsters you best in combat.

Bryce, the Feral Mage, has accumulated an entourage by the close of book #2. Vex, Janna, and now, Alice, Vera, and several others, each with separate motivations.

Bryce is “hired” to keep a princess safe and that is not in the interest of several factions who either want to use her for their own purposes or see to her death.

It is not just happenstance that Bryce’s support group are all female. And, Kilgore, sees to it that they are almost all sexually attracted to him and will act on that attraction. I appreciate that those sexual encounters are kept to discrete chapters that can be skipped without any loss of the plot.

Kilgore seems to take inspiration from Robert Browning in letting his “reach exceed his grasp” as he moves further into his world building. Some of it (particularly some of the monsters and their abilities) are well done but his storytelling skills could be better and his world seems more a pastiche of things he liked in other authors' stories.

He is continuing to expand Bryce’s exploits but I find this a case of diminishing returns.

See my review of book one https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And book two https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3*

[Steve]

Relatively short, but a good read which moved well. Things get pretty dire and not everyone makes it out, but the bigger threat is next on the horizon. I'm not sure how the progression system works here, as it isn't gamelit, but it looks like it's up to how much the gods are backing their champions.

[slugbiscuit]

Another good volume. The plot is moving along nicely and villains aren’t overstaying their welcome. Although, I am left wondering: what happened to Jack and Carlos? Also, Bellamy needs to hurry up and make a decision about what she wants. Anyway, looking forward to starting the next arc.

[Michael]

Least of the series

Pretty disappointing overall. At almost feels like Vex becomes dumber and more one dimensional as the series progresses. The MC spends the book trying to surrender as quickly as possible at every confrontation. So many characters were removed or put in the background that when combined with the behavior changes I just don't care what happens anymore. Worst Chase Kilgore book by far.

[GrumpyOldMan]

This was another pretty strong book in this series. There are lots of plot twists and turns, with plenty of betrayals and lots of friends dying.

The harem grows by one, someone expected but maybe not who readers thought it would be. The sex scenes were just ok with the new harem member.

I do look forward to the next book in this series.

[Thorsten]

Solid continuation of the story, as we wrap and advance the two major story arcs, while setting up the true central conflict of the series. The harem element continues to be rather peripheral, with only a couple of easily skippable sex scenes and much less tail swishing than in previous books.

[Dantegideon]

Between all the gore and the bonking there isn't much space for the characters. Bit of a shame.

[AncsaT]

Csak ismételni tudom magam, nem hiányolom a zsenialitást, nekem bőven elég, hogy a szerző becsületes munkát végzett, megtett mindent, ami elvárható volt. Ha ilyen tanítványaim lennének, a jeles mellé tantárgyi dicséretet is adnék nekik.
Ebben a kötetben még alaposabban megismerjük a világot, három Pantheonra való istenség is előkerül, ami alapján három nagy világkorszakot sejtünk, amiket feltehetően égszakadás/földindulás választ el egymástól. Az időtlenség érzetét kelti, hogy még az ősi istenek előtt is voltak még ősibbek, csak már nyomuk is alig maradt, és talán azelőtt is lehetett valami, csak arról végképp nem tudunk semmit.
Főhősünk nem mohó, kötetenként csak egy új hölgyet gyűjt be a háremébe. (És mindig sejthetjük, hogy ki lesz a következő. Ha lesz negyedik kötet, én abban Vörös Izabellára fogadnék.) A szexjelenetek az én érzékeny lelkemnek kicsit erősek, de szerencsére nincs belőlük sok.
Ahogy illik, a harmadik kötet hajazza az előzőeket, sikerül új szintre emelni a csatajelenetek brutalitását, a szörnyek rettenetességét, új és erőteljesebb mágiákat látunk, újabb királyságok lépnek hadba, még aljasabb árulások történnek, kedvelt szereplők haláloznak el, a főbb karaktereken nő a nyomás, egyre nagyobb felelősséget vesznek magukra.
Nagyon remélem, hogy lesz negyedik kötet is.

[Steve]

Rating 4.0 stars

A good continuation of the series. I like the characters. It does seem like the story is becoming a bit bigger than it was initially advertised to be. It started with Bryce being a Merc and doing Merc things. Now he is being involved with world shaking events. He was chosen as the champion of the monster god. Turns out the puppet master villain is also a champion for another god. Bryce can use more than one monster aspect at the same time, while the puppet master villain can make puppets of hundreds to maybe even thousands of people. So yeah, that seems pretty balanced ... not. Then there is the while lich lord part of the story that is taking place in the background. The winter elf who wants to set him free is pretty stupid. It was really shocking when her entire plan backfired and all she ended up doing was releasing the Lich on the world and then became an undead vampire herself for her trouble. Who could have predicted that?

The harem aspect is pretty good. Not a huge part of the story, but just enough. Callie joins him in this one and becomes one of the pack.

[Cody Hatch]

I loved the first two books, and here's more! Great sword and sorcery fantasy story.

Unfortunately, as a write this, book 4 is not out, and while the series does not end on a cliffhanger (which I appreciate!) the story is still gripping and I am left wishing I could just keep reading and find out what happens next.

Side note, but the author does a very good job of setting up an escalating series of threats that lead into each other, without embracing rampant power inflation, deux ex machina (either saving the protagonists when they "should" have died, or introducing a new thread when they "should" be safe), or making it feel like plot arcs don't matter because they just bring the plot back to where it was when it started, rather than progressing it. Not so here!

[Jeffrey]

I'm really enjoying this series. I didn't think that I would like a book about a Feral mage but I'm finding the ability to take aspects of various monsters that the mage has vanquished quite the ability. This one again starts the day after the last one ended. As Bryce gets stronger his enemies get stronger as well. Two opposite forces are growing the Northern Alliance led by the puppet master and the Matriarch of whats left of the Winter kingdom. His harem grows by one member as well. The new addition I definitely could see coming. Bryce has also gained the attention of a heretical god as well.

[Scott H Mesmer]

Good book

Could have done with out the gratuitous "mating" scenes and although I get the Ferrell nature of the story line, the polygamy is a bit weird. The story is good but and could get the pack nature of the main character being thrown, but wish the author would turn down the porn. Its a good story otherwise but thats not my cup of tea. Will I read the next story... yes, due to the over arching story line being a good one.

[Michael Baez]

One arc ends, two nore crop up

That was one amazing roller-coaster, culminating in one of the best sieges I've read for an hlit novel. Can't wait to see if the oni will be one of the pack too(I sure hope so) but as things stand our champion may soon embark on the road of conquest. Here's hoping a certain red eyed goddess is still liking him by the end of it all.

[Ben Martin]

Absolutely fantastic

The story took a major leap forward and we had so cool things come out a left field and some very interesting things pop up in the ending. Our characters continue to be amazingly written, spice is fantastic, and action/fighting scenes are also well written. I'm looking forward to the next one

[tester]

Wow, this is so good. I don't know if it's just the low exceptions for this genre or what, but the writing, characters, plot, and chemistry just works so well for this series. I think it might be getting better with each book. Also super appreciate the author including the glossary of characters at the start.

[Jeff Hill]

Great series!

A good story with solid world-building, where the main character isn’t overpowered (well, maybe a little). Most importantly, he’s not written as a clueless man who fails to notice when women are interested in him.

[Daakoko]

Awesome Read!

I love the feeling of this series. All the characters feel very genuine. Loved the battle near the end. Can’t wait to see how this series unfolds. Lots of development in this book. Looking forward to the next book!

[Lunchbox]

Great entry.

I really enjoyed this one. The plot surprised me a bit as I thought it might not be resolved in this entry. I am super excited to see how all these new players intertwine with our existing cast next book.

[Justin Chesnut]

Solid book.

Excellent story, still getting good, somethings are bleh but more in the realm of characters acting like themselves and not a writing fault. Lore is being pieced out slowly, nice that it has its own.

[Mike Lee]

more trouble and the gods are involved so you know what kind of show it is

[Robert L.]

Very good book

This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Vex. I anxiously await the author's next novel.

[Alan Regan]

good read

This was a good read and a great addition to the series. Looking forward to the next book in the series

[Justin]

A fun adventure

The characters continued to evolve and grow. The world and lore continued to be revealed and the story felt like it was opening up into something new.

[Robert Deignan]

Feral Mage

The puppet master’s last show. Could this be the beginning of another series as the pack gets a new member?

[Ken]

Good Book 3

This was a very good continent of the story for the series and I can not wait for the next book to come out.

[Gary]

good series

Good series so far, good story, good characters with good interactions. I can’t wait for the next book. Would highly recommend

[skib]

compared to the first book of this series its missing something. i cant exactly put my finger on what it lacks... chemistry between characters declined? plot lost its stakes?

still a good book, i might just gotten bored after 3 books in a row. dont know if ill continue the series

the interactions between characters feel more forced this time. less chemistry between them. the inconsistencies also kept piling up which nagged at me. such as mr marionette going into a fight with only a single guard. he had the hand people and centipedes everywhere and was winning the battle yet only kept a single guard??

[Roberto Flores]

The first book had all developed characters and a very interesting story. This one has foregone all of that. The harem characters have become dependant and flat, and the story feels like an afterthought. This is just another harem book that forgot it needed a story.