Hugh D'Ambry has been tossed out by Roland. Roland who commanded him and was his entire universe. Now he doesn't know what to do with himself so he drinks to keep it from hurting as much. Then some of his lieutenants find him and tell him that his Iron Dogs are being hunted down by the necromancers of Roland. This is probably the only thing that could shake Hugh out of his funk and start bringing him back to a semblance of his old life.
Elara has found an abandoned sanctuary and has created a safe haven for her people. Elara has been called The Abomination for a long time but not by those in her keeping. She has strange powers but she uses them for their good but now there is something strange and strong coming for them and she is not strong enough to save them from it. So when Hugh and his people come along offering protection in exchange for room and board. To make it more believable, their people negotiate a marriage between them which is not something that Hugh and Elara would have gone for normally but needs must when the devil is coming.
Nice to get backstory on Hugh. It doesn't really make him a sympathetic character but it makes him more understandable and this is his start at redemption. Elara is a good new character, compassionate but takes no shit while still being able to listen and learn. While not technically a Kate Daniels book, you do need to read it before reading Magic Triumphs. However, it's a great installment to the series and I'm hoping we do see some more stories with Hugh and Elara.
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Friday, November 6, 2015
121:120 Autumn Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn
The first in a new paranormal romance series by Yasmine Galenorn.
Whisper Hollow is a special town where the line between the living and the dead is thin. As a result, there has always been a daughter of the Morrigan there as a spirit shaman to help lay the dead to rest. Kerris grew up knowing that with her mother missing, when her grandmother died it would be up to her to take up that mantle but that did not keep her from leaving when she was 18 to escape her grandfather. Now, 15 years later, she has received the signs and knew ever before the phone rang that her grandmother was gone and she needed to return home to take her place but she is determined to do things her way and that means not only laying the dead to rest but also finding out what happened to her mother and father. What she couldn't know was just what she would unbury and what it means, not just for her, but for the whole town and maybe beyond...
I had my doubts about this when Ms. Galenorn first started talking about but the more I saw with the teases and snippets, the more intrigued I became until I finally broke down and preordered it. I admit to being a wee bit drawn to anything with Celtic mythology overtones so it wasn't a hard sell once I saw the Morrigan's name popping up. It was a fairly fast read, long exposition was mostly kept to a minimum allowing things to unfold and be told in a more natural way which I tend to prefer. The story moved well and the characters believable. We had a few things get wrapped up nicely but there are many more questions left to answer. I look forward to those adventures.
Page count: 314p/31,162p ytd/246,078p lifetime
Whisper Hollow is a special town where the line between the living and the dead is thin. As a result, there has always been a daughter of the Morrigan there as a spirit shaman to help lay the dead to rest. Kerris grew up knowing that with her mother missing, when her grandmother died it would be up to her to take up that mantle but that did not keep her from leaving when she was 18 to escape her grandfather. Now, 15 years later, she has received the signs and knew ever before the phone rang that her grandmother was gone and she needed to return home to take her place but she is determined to do things her way and that means not only laying the dead to rest but also finding out what happened to her mother and father. What she couldn't know was just what she would unbury and what it means, not just for her, but for the whole town and maybe beyond...
I had my doubts about this when Ms. Galenorn first started talking about but the more I saw with the teases and snippets, the more intrigued I became until I finally broke down and preordered it. I admit to being a wee bit drawn to anything with Celtic mythology overtones so it wasn't a hard sell once I saw the Morrigan's name popping up. It was a fairly fast read, long exposition was mostly kept to a minimum allowing things to unfold and be told in a more natural way which I tend to prefer. The story moved well and the characters believable. We had a few things get wrapped up nicely but there are many more questions left to answer. I look forward to those adventures.
Page count: 314p/31,162p ytd/246,078p lifetime
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