Lady of Light and Shadows by C. L. Wilson (Tairen Soul #2) Audio Realms (Nov 2011) Audiobook, 12 hrs & 42 mins Fantasy Romance *Warning: Contains minor spoilers* Lady of Light and Shadows in the second book in C.L. Wilson’s Tairen Soul series and takes off pretty much where Lord of the Fading Lands left us. It follows the aftermath of the psychic assault on Ellie, and Ellie’s accidental amorous spell on the court (much to her embarrassment). Both of which have had larger implications than either she or Rain could…
Double Enchantment (Relics of Merlin #2) by Kathryne Kennedy | Ebook, 352 pages Sourcebooks Casablanca (March 2013) Fantasy Romance Double Enchantment by Kathryne Kennedy is the second in the Relics of Merlin series, but is not related in any way to book one, and so could be read as a standalone. All that remains the same is the historical-based world in which the novel is set, of the magical nobility and shape-shifting baronets. As with historical fiction there are instances of extravagant balls and descriptions of various gowns, although this is not the…
The Magic Mirror and the Seventh Dwarf by Tia Nevitt (Accidental Enchantments #2) | Carina Press (Feb 2013) Ebook, 250 pages | Fantasy Romance This alternative fairy tale starts with Prince Richard running across the Germanic countryside trying to hide from anyone and everyone. Each morning and evening Richard is forced to truthfully answer three questions asked by the evil queen through the magic mirror. One question is always ‘who’s the fairest of them all’. Unable to lie Richard, tries to avoid meeting anyone who may be prettier than the evil queen or…
Heart of the Dragon’s Realm by Karalyn Lee Carina Press (Oct 2012) | Ebook, 139 pages Fantasy Romance Heart of the Dragon’s Realm opens with Princess Kimri setting off to start her new life as the betrothed to the king of the mountains. She is angry that her brother has effectively sold her off for 100 swords to the ruler of the realm purportedly guarded by dragons. She is surprised when she meets her future husband that he gives her a year to decide whether she still wants to marry him…
Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson (Tairen Soul #1) Audio Realms (Sept 2009) Audiobook, 15 hrs & 42 mins Fantasy Romance Warning: small spoiler towards the end of review This book reads like a fairytale, a grown up Cinderella story. Carpenter’s daughter Ellysetta is on the verge of being trapped into a marriage with hideous butcher’s son, when something unbelievable happens. The infamous and powerful Rain Tairen Soul arrives and claims she is his shei’tani, his true mate. Rain Tairen Soul is the Lord of the Fading Lands and…
Title: Beneath the Thirteen Moons Author: Kathryne Kennedy Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication Date: Originally December 2003, re-published December 2010 ARC: 337 pages Genre: Fantasy Romance Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Jo RATING: 9/10 – Amazing GOODREADS SUMMARY: Kathryne Kennedy’s award-winning first book, now available for the first time to the trade market, features a magical, watery world in which mammoth trees grow up from the ocean floor, supporting all life within their canopy. In spite of the beauty and abundance, the world is harshly divided into two classes: pampered…
THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger PUBLISHER: Vintage (Jonathan Cape) RELEASE DATE: 29 May 2004 FORMAT: Paperback, 518 pages GENRE: Fantasy, Romance This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible, but true, because Henry suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. In the face of this force they can neither prevent…
