Review: ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL STORY
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2012
Rhycious lives in the Boronda forest and he is the Royal Remedy Maker known for his healing skills.  Unfortunately, Rhycious is also known for suffering from PSTD.  A battle between Centaurs and Nymphs was fought for two centuries and one hundred thirty years ago, the Centaur Queen, Savilla, finally was able to institute a treaty.  Of course, the treaty did not mean that the prejudices between the two species stopped existing.  Fighting for centuries and trying to heal the wounded has left Rhycious a broken man, living like a hermit and having constant flashbacks of the war.  The only time he is around people is when he is healing them.When Rhy's Amish friend, Samuel visits him carrying an unconscious woman, Rhy's life is forever changed.  The woman is his enemy, a Wood Nymph, but as a healer he cannot turn her away.  Of course, Rhy's identity cannot be hidden, by day he is a man, but at night he is a centaur.  When his patient awakes he finds himself totally attracted to her and his hatred for her species suddenly isn't as strong as it was.  Her name is Patience, and she is dying.Patience is a mediator and a counselor, and she is on a mission to find her missing sister, Serenity, who has disappeared without a trace.  She finds herself trusting Rhy and is just as attracted to him as he is to her.  Two people who have been enemies for centuries suddenly find themselves wanting to be together.  This is a romance that is forbidden, neither species will accept the other so how can they hope to have a life together?  Then Rhy is called to treat the Queen who is suffering from stomach pain.  The pain is being caused by the poison someone put into her tea.  Rhy cures her and while he is at her bedside, she recruits him to find the traitors who are looking to overthrow her and cause her death.Rhy is now on a journey to find the insurgents causing political unrest, a job he knows he is not suited to.  Promising to help Patience find her sister, and with the help of his friend, Alek who is the Head Palace Guard, they set out to find the traitors and at the same time, Serenity.There are many twists and turns in this story, Rhy and Patience are finding themselves getting closer and closer each fearing the future.  There are traitors within the palace, but who are they and can they be caught before the Queen is killed and a new ruler takes charge.  What repercussions will there be if the present political heads are destroyed?  Can a Remedy Maker, a Wood Nymph and a Palace Guard bring down the insurgents?This book has romance, sex, betrayal and a disturbing rape scene.  I found the story interesting and the characters wonderful, especially Patience with her made up words and her spunky personality.Reviewed by:  Linda TonisMember of the Paranormal Romance Review Team