Review: Smokin' hot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
Gale Force is the second entry in Rory Ni Coileain’s fabulous series SoulShares. In this tale, Conall Dary-the most powerful mage born to the Fae since the realm was sealed off from the human world two thousand years ago-finds himself sent to the human world and his soul torn in half and unable to use his magic, all because he refused to use his talents for petty revenge. While in the Realm, he was forced into a life of celibacy because sexcould unleash his power, which is strong enough to drain an entire world. Josh LaFontaine is the owner of Raging Art-On, a popular tatto and piercing shop in Washington,D.C. He’s in New York City to take part in the Pride parade with his ex’s dance company, he gets the shock of his life when a gorgeous man literally appears at his feet. Josh finds himself instantly attracted to this mysterious man, whose name, he learns, is Conall Dary. Conall realizes that Josh is his SoulShare, but before they can complete the bond, a terrible magical accident leaves Conall Faded completely, leaving Josh the only one able to sense him. When the evil Marfach returns and plots to use Conall’s power to take over both the human and Fae worlds, it’s a race to see who gets to Conall first.This story is both plot and character driven. It centers around Josh and Conall, with Tiernan and Kevin from Hard as Stone-the first book of the SoulShare series-as secondary characters playing a major role in this book. Each character is vividly complex, three dimensional, and as concrete as anyone in so-called real life. Rory does a fantastic job of world building as she brings the legends of the Fae and their Realm to breathtaking life, and renders them as totally believable, and completely true-to-life. With a smooth plot flow and a solid backstort, there’s enough action, magic, horror, and hope to satisfy even the most diehard reader. The sex is smoking hot, and there are even a few scenes that are anything but ordinary! The author’s writing style is eloquent, original, and concise. I found myself pulled in from the very beginning, and couldn’t turn the page fast enough to see what was happening next! Told in a clever mix of flashbacks and present day, Josh and Conall get their HEA ending, but with the evil of the Marfach still unconquered, you know that there are more books coming in the future. If you want an exciting tale full of action, evil, magic, hope, hot men and even hotter sex, then you absolutely need to read this book.