Review: Great Short Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2012
Across the Veil is a sweet short story telling of two Fae lovers separated by an arranged betrothal, and their journey back to one another.The heroine is Talia, a Fae princess, who has escaped the Fairy realm of Summerland into the human world, after being promised in marriage to Faldo, the brother of her true love, Keth. Unbeknownst to Talia, Keth has also crossed through the veil and has been hunting and killing vampires as he searches for Talia.Faldo wants to eliminate Keth and reclaim Talia so that he can one day rule Summeland. He finds Talia thinking that Keth is with her, and when he is not Faldo leaves a tracking device with her to give to Keth should he come to her. Through a childhood spell Talia calls Keth to her to warn him of Faldo's treachery. Together they they set out to find Faldo and bring him before the High Council of Summerland to be charged and tried for his misdeeds.The storyline is solid and moves along quickly with plenty of action and romance. The characters are strong and beckon you to learn more about them. Ms. Kessler has done a great job introducing us to the world of Summerland and it's inhabitants. My only wish is that there had been more of it.