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Thea Harrison
From bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the first in an explosive new trilogy set in the Elder Races world….
Her past is a blank, her future uncertain….
Recovering from a shooting, LAPD witch consultant Sophie Ross leaves her job and travels to the U.K. to search for answers about her childhood. When she encounters a Daoine Sidhe knight of the Dark Court, she becomes entangled in an ancient hatred between two arcane forces.
He has given his body and soul to fight for his people….
Barred from his homeland along with his surviving brother knights, Nikolas Sevigny is embroiled in a conflict that threatens everything he holds dear. Only by uniting his people’s resources can they hope to prevail against Isabeau, the deadly Queen of the Light Court. He will do anything and use anyone to return home to Lyonesse.
When Nikolas encounters Sophie, he sees a tool to be used. The insouciant witch might be the key to unlocking every passageway that has been barred to the knights of the Dark Court, even as a fascination for her takes root in what’s left of his soul.
Sophie has no intention of becoming anyone’s pawn, yet the fierce Nikolas is so compelling, she can’t deny the temptation that endangers her guarded heart.
As magic threatens Lyonesse, Queen Isabeau unleashes her merciless Hounds, and Nikolas and Sophie become embroiled in a race for survival. Meanwhile, the passion that ignites between them burns too hot to be denied and quickly turns into obsession.
Thank goodness they both know better than to fall in love…
I have the biggest book hangover from this one. It was so good. The magical world that Thea Harrison has build with the Elder Races series flows into this new series beautifully. It is helpful if you’ve read the Elder Races series to catch on to the backstory, but it is not necessary. There are no spoilers for the Elder Races books in this new series.
I am in love with the heroine. She is feisty, independent, smart, resourceful, and strong, yet, of course, she’s human too, and flawed, which is one of the things that makes this story so very fun.
“You have one job. Just don’t kiss assholes.”
And of course, the hero is an alpha asshole, aka alphahole. There’s more to it, obviously. There’s action and adventure, and lots of history. And sizzling romance. It all comes together in a page-turning story that I absolutely LOVED. I cannot wait for Spellbound. This is one of my new favorite couples, books, and series. It’s a MUST READ.
~Lina
Magic, mayhem, an alpha warrior and the strong woman who falls in love with him, these are just some of my favorite things with Thea’s books.
The plot was always moving, I was never bored, and the love/hate relationship between Sophia and Nikolas during their courtship was hilarious.
Take an anachronistic Fae warrior and pair him with a thoroughly modern witch. I think she yelled back at him as much as he yelled at her when she did something he didn’t agree with… i.e. behave like a modern woman. But you could see how much they started to care for each other in such a short time inside and outside the bedroom. I cannot wait for the next 2 books in this trilogy and who those couples will be.
If this is your first Thea book, you’ve picked a great start because there are no spoilers for her main series.
~ Marissa
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