Tyrant Trouble (Mudflat Magic Book 1) by Phoebe Matthews

This story is in the first person, and it is told from Claire's (Stargazer) point of view. Claire has an unusual gift and a knack for getting in and out of trouble. Her way of thinking is a little strange, but eventually the story grabs you. Claire is on the run for her life from a con man and winds up in a place concealed from the world by magic. The people who live there live back in the barbarian days according to Claire. She gets captured by their prince, and this where the story grabbed me. Their are really funny strange moments because Claire doesn't get how these people think, but she tries to adlib to try and stay alive, because people keeping talking about her losing her head. All the characters in this book are way out there, Nance - the screaming temple keeper, Tarvik - the bratty prince, Kovak the Slayer - the over scarred ruler , Lor - the stable master and loyal friend to Nance, the Thunder Magician, Ober - the prince's betrothed mother-in-law, Alakar - the princes betrothed. Note, if I had a betrothed and mother-in-law like these, heads would have been flying. Anyway, the book is a fun read and I look forward to the next book in the series.