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synopsis: Lara,
Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared while visiting the New
Outlands. The Dominus is frantic to find his beloved wife, but when
no trace of her can be discovered, Magnus Hauk turns to two strong
allies—Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and his mother-in-law, Ilona,
the most powerful of the faerie queens. Who has stolen Lara? And why?
In
the Dark Lands, Kol, the Twilight Lord, revels in his victory. The
faerie woman Lara is now his possession, and her powers will soon
help him to conquer first Hetar and then Terah. But the Emperor of
Hetar is hatching schemes of his own—having learned of Lara's
disappearance he believes Terah is now vulnerable, and plans to go
to war against Magnus Hauk.
Stats for my copy: Trade paperback, HQN, 2007.
How
acquired:
Borrowed from the library.
My
thoughts:
I gave the first book in this series two stars on Goodreads, and the
second book got three stars. I liked this one even more. I found the
story to be much more engaging than in the first two books. As in the
previous books, lots of references to "man roots" and "seed
sacs" and "love juices", the sex scenes were are not
very sexy, the children talk and act like adults, and none of the
characters had much depth to them. But the plot was interesting and I
enjoyed seeing the women of Hetar rise up and rebel against the
emperor. I'll admit I'm curious to see where Lara's destiny will take
her next, and I will have to hunt down the next book.
