Review: Really good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
Lucien Vaudrey has a problem. He seems to have developed a sudden death wish. He has tried to commit suicide on several occasions since he came back to England to take charge of his family estate. Following the advice of his trusted manservant Merrik, Lord Crane decides to hire a Shaman, or the English equivalent, a practitioner, to find out the reasons this unnatural behaviour. But Stephen Day does not want to help Lord Crane. His family has suffered a lot in the hands of the Lord’s cruel family, and he despises what he represents. Expecting to find a snobbish nobleman, he is really surprised when he is faced with a strong a resolute man who swears like a sailor and can be really rude… and sexy as hell. Together, they move to Piper, the family estate in the countryside, where they find themselves unexpectedly fighting to survive a deadly danger… and the unequivocal attraction they feel for each other.Wow! I must admit that I was postponing reading the book because the critics were so good that I expected to be somehow disappointed by it. No way. The book is great. The story is engaging, the characters interesting and attractive, and the plot develops so fast that there is no respite… I like the mixture of adventure, history, terror, fantasy and love story… though the love story is only hinted, there is the basis of a future relationship between Lucien and Stephen. I love the way they interact. They are so different, both so powerful in their own way. The balance is a difficult one. Lucien is strong and dominant, physically no match for small Stephen. But Stephen holds a different power; he can control the minds of those around him, and kill with a single gesture… And he craves submission in bed. Something Lucien can give him, even though he knows that domineering the young magician is a dangerous game, because he can strike back and kill any time he wants. Their relationship unfolds slowly, somehow subdued by the main story of family grudges, misdeeds and treason. It is an absorbing story, well written and action packed. It has everything you look for in a good book. There is no drawback to this book: Only the fact that is leaves you wanting more, much more.