Review: 3.5 stars -fun and entertaining
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2013
THE RELUCTANT AMAZON is the first storyline in Sandy James' Alliance of the Amazon series. The premise focuses on the background information about a female race of Amazonian elemental warriors-Earth, Water, Air and Fire and, how each member of the Alliance must work together with their fellow `sister warriors' to put a stop to the end of the world.  The storyline and series premise also pulls in mythological gods and goddesses, demigods and demons, and a hierarchy of power and control that is tested by the very Amazons trained to defend the world. But as the women are pulled together to locate three of their missing sisters, they will face betrayal and the pain of loss at the hands of one of their own.Like many supernatural storylines, our heroine is not aware of her heritage or powers until a handsome immortal stranger takes her under his wing.  Meeting her fellow warrior sisters, Rebecca soon realizes she is not on the same level of playing field as the others.  As an Earth Amazon, it is her heritage to nurture and grow, and she has a difficult time mastering everything that she needs to know.  But as the story progresses, Rebecca will discover that she is a leader as well as a warrior, and the others will eventually have to look to Rebecca for guidance and direction.  We follow as the Amazon sisters are trained to defend and protect, fight for what they believe and, finally come to the realization that that trust must be earned and should not be given freely.The relationship between Artair (Highland warrior Sentinel) and Rebecca is immediate but a relationship that may place everyone at risk as Artair's attention and need to protect Rebecca moves his focus from the women he is supposed to train onto the woman who has stolen his heart. As the history of the Sentinels and Amazons unfolds, we are privy to Artair's long history with the Amazon warriors and his desire to re-enter the human world.  Artair believes it is time he retired but in doing so, he must give up the woman with whom he has fallen in love.THE RELUCTANT AMAZON is an interesting storyline that blends mythology with a contemporary storyline.  The different elemental Amazons are each ruled by a goddess specific to each bloodline, but the goddesses are not without some issues of their own.  Sandy James weaves a tale that places an ancient warrior with a modern woman who has yet to discover her true self but when she does sometimes having too much power is never a good thing. The storyline has a little bit of romance, a little bit of sex, a little bit of action as well as betrayal, heartbreak and love. The story does not end on a cliffhanger but with the knowledge that the evil is still out there and the Amazon warriors will be needed once again.see all of my reviews at : thereadingcafe(dot)com