Amazon Product Description:
Jessa is one healing away from death. Under the thrall of her gift, the Court's Senior Healer risks giving her life in exchange for her patient's.
Vale is a rebel ruler. When his brother is killed, he's given the throne and the decree from the Court to produce an heir or lose his family's hold on the land--and his deceiving advisors aren't afraid to use murder as a weapon if their directive to stay away from the Senior Healer goes unheeded.
But Vale burns to possess Jessa. The heat between them leaves a wake of smoke, and even the powerful forces above want to bind them in a union that lasts forever. Vale taking another would be a betrayal neither could survive.
Their enemies fear a child born of such a powerful Healer and Warrior, but the true threat lies in the bond forged in shadows and fused in fire.
My thoughts:
This is a wonderfully written story. I am totally in love with the characters. Vale and I had a difference of opinion and I had to set the book aside for a few days, but we are back now that he figured out that he was wrong. Jessa is a fabulous character; although I do have a few issues with the self-sacrificing moments she had, they fit the need and the story.
I was thrilled with the Varner's idea of the aroha. I think every woman would be thrilled to be that cherished. This piece of the story is mysterious and I am looking forward to the next book so that I can find out more.
The world the author has created is complex and creative. She has filled her world with a variety of magic, a host of fantastic (both good and evil) characters, a history that is carefully constructed and strictly adhered to, and the hope and promise of more in the future. The plot is many faceted. There are a number of things going on all at the same time on a few different levels, but they all play out nicely in the end.
Well worth the read, can't wait to find out more in Denied - which I will hopefully finish this week.
But Vale burns to possess Jessa. The heat between them leaves a wake of smoke, and even the powerful forces above want to bind them in a union that lasts forever. Vale taking another would be a betrayal neither could survive.
Their enemies fear a child born of such a powerful Healer and Warrior, but the true threat lies in the bond forged in shadows and fused in fire.
My thoughts:
This is a wonderfully written story. I am totally in love with the characters. Vale and I had a difference of opinion and I had to set the book aside for a few days, but we are back now that he figured out that he was wrong. Jessa is a fabulous character; although I do have a few issues with the self-sacrificing moments she had, they fit the need and the story.
I was thrilled with the Varner's idea of the aroha. I think every woman would be thrilled to be that cherished. This piece of the story is mysterious and I am looking forward to the next book so that I can find out more.
The world the author has created is complex and creative. She has filled her world with a variety of magic, a host of fantastic (both good and evil) characters, a history that is carefully constructed and strictly adhered to, and the hope and promise of more in the future. The plot is many faceted. There are a number of things going on all at the same time on a few different levels, but they all play out nicely in the end.
Well worth the read, can't wait to find out more in Denied - which I will hopefully finish this week.
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I received this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
