If you’ve read any other series by Nora Roberts, you won’t be disappointed with Inheritance. She can write an interesting, suspenseful book with great characters and spectacular locations. This book is a contemporary paranormal fantasy from the very start. With two great main characters of Sonya McTavish and Trey (Oliver Doyle III) the lawyer son of Sonya’s lawyer Oliver Doyle II. Add in additional secondary characters and you find that you are reading an intricate and well-developed story. The ending of this book is a cliff hanger, quite a surprising one, but it will only make you want the second book RIGHT NOW! I can’t wait to read book 2.
I was given an ARC of this book by NetGalley, and this is my honest opinion.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant blends the magic of Scottish and Norse tradition in the final installment of her acclaimed Kindred: The Fated series.
Magic holds both beauty and danger…
As Lady of the Varroki, Malene was powerful and revered. But after a battle, she awakens in Norway as Dagny, a witch with no memories of her past. Her identity fragmented, Dagny finds herself entangled in a life far removed from the path she once trod and seduced by the lure of power. Until that need shifts to passion for the one who has imprisoned her, hoping to make her remember.
As a warrior and the Lady’s right hand, Armir will not stop searching for Malene. When he does, she’s not the woman he remembers. Driven by an undying love that transcends the boundaries of time and space, Armir risks everything for her. But enemies lurk in the shadows, waiting to strike. Will he and Malene overcome their pasts to find a future together?
Donna Grant has finally gotten to Malene and Armir’s story. This is a continuation from book Everspell (Kindred series by Donna Grant) which gave us questions about whether she was killed or if something else happened to her. In Reign Armir has not given up his search for her after the battle that finished Everspell. But it’s been a year, and he is starting to doubt he’ll find her….and Donna starts an interesting, suspenseful, and surprising story. I did think that the start was a bit slow, but it did pick up at about a quarter in. Well worth reading, with no grammatical or plotting errors. The two main characters are well developed and give us a good understanding of their minds. It can be read as a stand-alone but will make better sense in the story if read from book 1 in this series, Rage. An exceptional series, the Kindred starts the entire storyline, and is an enjoyable set of books that will give the reader the best experience.
I was given an ARC from the author, through BookFunnel, and this is my honest opinion.
Book number 2 in the League of Lords series, and this is a really fun, interesting offering from Tracy Sumner. Our two main characters are Lady Victoria Hamilton and Finn Alexander (aka the Blue Bastard), Finn can read minds, and has the reputation of a playboy, and a scoundrel. He’s dreaming about Lady Victoria, whom he has never met. Lady Victoria also has a gift of both moving time, and blocking others supernatural powers. She decides that the two of them should be friends. And so, the story is off at breakneck speed.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Magic. Long has it been debated on whether it truly exists. Yet, exist it does, and in the most noble of women.
Through time women have dabbled in magic, some have even died for it. Here are the stories of amazing, beautiful, adventurous women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own centuries ago and the men who stood by their side.
SHADOW MAGIC
With a past soaked in sin and darkness slowly closing in around him to claim his soul, Drogan only wants to live his life in solitude. Years in the king’s service and his numerous deeds directed by the crown have left Drogan with horrendous nightmares and immeasurable guilt…
Serena is a witch, cursed and forever alone. She accepts her future. Until she meets Drogan. With Drogan a passion deep and unyielding awakens inside her. She is willing to sacrifice herself for his love, but can he put his past to rest and embrace the future?
This is a relaunch of a previously released book by Donna Grant from early in her career. It is well written, with great characters and good world building. If you’ve read other books by Donna, you can see how she has grown as a writer over time. In this book we meet Serena of Hawthorne who is a bana-bhuidseach (a witch) and Drogan, Lord of Wolfglynn, with secondary characters of Gerald of Hawthorne and his wife and new baby. Serena is bearing a curse, which is an important part of the story and is a seer who gets glimpses of possible futures. From these pieces, Donna Grant weaves an intricate tale of magic, evil, and love. This 3-book series is interwoven with the presence of both magic and evil, and how it affects all the people involved. I enjoyed how Donna Grant uses both of her main characters to tell the story which is set in England during the reign of King Henry, probably during the 1400s.
The next book in the series is Echoes of Magic, and I’m looking forward to reading it.
I was given a copy of the book through BookFunnel, and this is my honest opinion.
I wanted to read this book because of the setting being in Ireland. And it is, in what anyone not from Ireland, exactly how you’d picture it. Our three main characters are Grace and Ava Kelly and Shane Egan. Grace and Ava have left the village of Emerald Bay a year ago for the bright lights, big city of London. Ava broke up with Shane before she left because he wouldn’t leave the village to go with her. Shane is part of his family’s business, a fisherman who believes that he can’t leave his father and brothers. Neither Ava or Shane have moved on, even though Grace is pushing Ava to forget Shane, and Shane had told Ava there was no coming back to him. This is the basic setup for the book, which take place just before Christmas. I felt the story of Ava and Shane was resolved fairly quickly and satisfactorily, but this creates another problem for the pair, and this part of the story seemed to take a long time to be resolved.
The book is well written with good main characters and supporting characters, with no noticeable grammatical errors. The plotline seems to drag in places, which is why my rating is 3.5 Stars, rounded up to 4 stars. An enjoyable book, but not enough conflict or tension.
I was given an ARC of the book through NetGalley, and this is my honest opinion.
I had a very hard time getting into this book. Cordelia is not the aware, self-assured woman who knows what she wants and has plans on getting there. Her character confused me, and I was about 30 percent in before I started understanding the story, and the characters. Once that happened, I did enjoy the book, so that if there is a second book dealing with the sister’s character, I will read it. Just know if you start reading, and seem to be struggling, keep going. The story gets better and the book is worth it. 5 stars for having a good story and satisfying finish.
I received an ARC through NetGalley, and this is my honest opinion.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant returns to the beautiful and mysterious Isle of Skye with a captivating tale of magic, mystery, and unexpected passion.
A desire that won’t be denied.
Ferne Crawford is a Seer with unique abilities that set her apart from other Druids. She once ignored her magic with tragic results. So, when she’s bombarded with visions of a great evil that call her to a place she’s been warned never to go, she’s powerless to resist. Her life takes a drastic turn the moment she arrives on Skye and encounters a handsome, valiant stranger. Theo makes her ache for his touch. Their meeting stirs an explosive passion, awakening a yearning that only he can satisfy. However, there’s more than the malice which brought her to the isle that intends her harm.
Detective Inspector Theo Frasier carries the weight of the isle and his people on his shoulders. With more Druid murders and no leads on who’s controlling the killing mist, he’s beginning to feel the strain. The last thing he needs is anything—or anyone—distracting him. But once he meets Ferne, he can’t get her out of his head. Or his heart. She fills his every thought, day and night. His need for her consumes him, pushing everything else aside. But will his love be enough to save them from the growing threat?
This book and story remind me of Donna Grant’s earlier books in the Dark Sword, Dark Warriors, and Dark Kings series. These three series, along with her Reapers series are the backbone and back history of the two current series, of which Heart of Glass is book 3 of the Skye Druids. This book starts with Theo Frasier, Detective Inspector with the local police trying to find out who is controlling a deadly mist that is killing Druids. He meets Ferne Crawford, a Druid Seer, who felt compelled to come to Skye from Edinburgh. These two people meet, and both feel a connection to the other. Donna Grant shows the reader how to write an intricate mystery, with a romance added to make the book even more intriguing. Both main characters are very well developed and have flaws and secrets. The supporting cast is quite large, with most of them having been either main characters in earlier books, or friends and/or family of the main characters. Every book gives these characters more depth. Heart of Glass is very fast paced with enough pauses to catch your breath before moving to the next surprising element. If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would. Donna Grant has written a fantastic story that adds more details to the Dark Universe she’s created. If you’ve never read any of Donna’s books, reading this as a standalone might be confusing, but the prior books are the links in the chain, and are worth the time to read them for the best experience.
I was given an ARC by the author through BookFunnel, and this is my honest opinion.
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