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Seaborne #2
Oceanborne
Katherine Irons returns to a realm of elemental power, ambition, desire, and tenderness in Oceanborne. . .
An Irresistible Tide
Elena Carter has loved the sea all her life. As an underwater archaeologist, she works with it every day, cajoling it into giving up the treasures and mysteries of its past. But when she pulls a handsome stranger from the water in the midst of a storm, she realizes there is much she still has to learn. Taking shelter from the tempest, they experience sensual awakenings, pleasures different from any they have felt before. But the stranger, her intoxicating Prince Orion, disappears, leaving nothing but an ancient artifact.
Reluctantly returning to her landbound life, Elena finds more pieces to a puzzle that baffles her even as it hints at greater discoveries yet to be made. She longs to feel Orion's arms around her just one more time, and to ask him about the secrets hidden in the deep, secrets inextricably bound up with Orion and their unquenchable passion. But who--or what--is he? And once she has known the touch of the sea, can Elena return to the world she left behind?
Praise for Seaborne
"A page-turning tale of forbidden love and ocean magic. . .it swept me away! --Sarah Grey
An Irresistible Tide
Elena Carter has loved the sea all her life. As an underwater archaeologist, she works with it every day, cajoling it into giving up the treasures and mysteries of its past. But when she pulls a handsome stranger from the water in the midst of a storm, she realizes there is much she still has to learn. Taking shelter from the tempest, they experience sensual awakenings, pleasures different from any they have felt before. But the stranger, her intoxicating Prince Orion, disappears, leaving nothing but an ancient artifact.
Reluctantly returning to her landbound life, Elena finds more pieces to a puzzle that baffles her even as it hints at greater discoveries yet to be made. She longs to feel Orion's arms around her just one more time, and to ask him about the secrets hidden in the deep, secrets inextricably bound up with Orion and their unquenchable passion. But who--or what--is he? And once she has known the touch of the sea, can Elena return to the world she left behind?
Praise for Seaborne
"A page-turning tale of forbidden love and ocean magic. . .it swept me away! --Sarah Grey
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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Katherine Irons
3 books24 followersA native of Delaware, Katherine Irons lives in a 300-year-old farmhouse with her husband. When not writing, she enjoys reading, travel, and beach combing. She is currently at work on her next novel in the Seaborne series.
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March 25, 2020
2.5 flames
This book is a hot mess.
[some minor spoilers]
I actually had quite a good time at the beginning. I laughed and smiled a lot...the problem? I don't think it was meant to be funny.
Several of the phrases that made it hard to take the story seriously:
[these are said by an Atlantean warrior-prince during those "oh crap moments" where the hero is in deep trouble]
-"By Zeus' bullocks!"
-"By Ares' foreskin!"
-"By Aphrodite's sweet mound!"
-"By Jason's fleece!"
-"By Ares' shaft!"
-"By Hades' rotten cock!"
The basic plot is that Elena is an underwater archaeologist whose father was laughed out of the field for his belief in Atlantis. He was later lost at sea. Elena is a bit more pragmatic and doesn't believe in Atlantis, but she is still carrying on his legacy. In fact she so desperately doesn't believe in Atlantis that 260 pages in, she still thinks it's a dream. Right. On a stormy night, trying to take one last look at a history-changing shipwreck, Elena sees a man drowning, and she rescues him.
Prince Orion isn't drowning, he's fighting Shades. But he gladly takes Elena's assistance when she offers. They crash on a small island off Greece, and he falls for her...sort of...he wants her, but he's never been attracted to humans before, and they're forbidden to begin with. So he settles for a bit of making out and shows her some treasures of ancient times, then erases her memory and deposits her back on shore...where she has a boyfriend waiting for her.
That was totally unnecessary and pointless. Greg's part in the plot could have been cut totally and it would have only helped the book. There were so many plotholes in this story, and his plothole was one of the worst. The worst was where Orion and Elena stayed in Eden (the land of the fairies) and therefore they reversed time. Ummm, yeah. Then during the time they were in Eden, the princess Morwena is killed, Rhiannon (heroine from first book in the series, Seaborne, but with a new name Claire=Rhiannon) is poisoned and bespelled and almost loses the baby she's carrying, her daughter Danu is shown to have fantastical healing powers... and all of this is reversed, but not explained. You kind of have to guess at why Morwena is alive, and then it seems like there was no point to Danu's powers being shown to her family just to have them reversed.
The character of Elena fell flat. The story felt forced. The writing wasn't bad, but the plot was convoluted and some parts were never explained well.
I give this one a rating of 2.5 flames and I would try the author again absolutely, as I enjoyed the style of her writing, I just hope her editor on the next book points out those plotholes and for the love of great Ares' foreskin, please stop using those cockamamie phrases!
http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.co...
**Thank you to Kensington for the ARC
This book is a hot mess.
[some minor spoilers]
I actually had quite a good time at the beginning. I laughed and smiled a lot...the problem? I don't think it was meant to be funny.
Several of the phrases that made it hard to take the story seriously:
[these are said by an Atlantean warrior-prince during those "oh crap moments" where the hero is in deep trouble]
-"By Zeus' bullocks!"
-"By Ares' foreskin!"
-"By Aphrodite's sweet mound!"
-"By Jason's fleece!"
-"By Ares' shaft!"
-"By Hades' rotten cock!"
The basic plot is that Elena is an underwater archaeologist whose father was laughed out of the field for his belief in Atlantis. He was later lost at sea. Elena is a bit more pragmatic and doesn't believe in Atlantis, but she is still carrying on his legacy. In fact she so desperately doesn't believe in Atlantis that 260 pages in, she still thinks it's a dream. Right. On a stormy night, trying to take one last look at a history-changing shipwreck, Elena sees a man drowning, and she rescues him.
Prince Orion isn't drowning, he's fighting Shades. But he gladly takes Elena's assistance when she offers. They crash on a small island off Greece, and he falls for her...sort of...he wants her, but he's never been attracted to humans before, and they're forbidden to begin with. So he settles for a bit of making out and shows her some treasures of ancient times, then erases her memory and deposits her back on shore...where she has a boyfriend waiting for her.
That was totally unnecessary and pointless. Greg's part in the plot could have been cut totally and it would have only helped the book. There were so many plotholes in this story, and his plothole was one of the worst. The worst was where Orion and Elena stayed in Eden (the land of the fairies) and therefore they reversed time. Ummm, yeah. Then during the time they were in Eden, the princess Morwena is killed, Rhiannon (heroine from first book in the series, Seaborne, but with a new name Claire=Rhiannon) is poisoned and bespelled and almost loses the baby she's carrying, her daughter Danu is shown to have fantastical healing powers... and all of this is reversed, but not explained. You kind of have to guess at why Morwena is alive, and then it seems like there was no point to Danu's powers being shown to her family just to have them reversed.
The character of Elena fell flat. The story felt forced. The writing wasn't bad, but the plot was convoluted and some parts were never explained well.
I give this one a rating of 2.5 flames and I would try the author again absolutely, as I enjoyed the style of her writing, I just hope her editor on the next book points out those plotholes and for the love of great Ares' foreskin, please stop using those cockamamie phrases!
http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.co...
**Thank you to Kensington for the ARC
December 4, 2015
I definitely had issues with this book. Those Atlantean swear words are just totally ridiculous and just rip the reader right out of the story. Can you imagine some guy actually saying any of these in place of holy shit?
-By Zeus' bullocks!
-By Ares' foreskin!
-By Aphrodite's sweet mound!
-By Ares' shaft!
-By Hades' rotten cock!
Seriously who in their right mind would say any of those? Even an Atlantean would be laughed at. Geez.
And my head almost spun completely around when Morwena came back from the dead and things went as normal as if the previous few chapters never happened. It took me a while to figure out what the hell happened. This totally threw me and I kept checking chapters to make sure the book was published in the proper order. What a mess.
The story was just too convoluted with no explanation for events and was really just too distracting. I did really like Orion and Elena and liked them together too...lots of chemistry.
-By Zeus' bullocks!
-By Ares' foreskin!
-By Aphrodite's sweet mound!
-By Ares' shaft!
-By Hades' rotten cock!
Seriously who in their right mind would say any of those? Even an Atlantean would be laughed at. Geez.
And my head almost spun completely around when Morwena came back from the dead and things went as normal as if the previous few chapters never happened. It took me a while to figure out what the hell happened. This totally threw me and I kept checking chapters to make sure the book was published in the proper order. What a mess.
The story was just too convoluted with no explanation for events and was really just too distracting. I did really like Orion and Elena and liked them together too...lots of chemistry.
January 8, 2014
Holy crap, I didn't think it could get worse! The entire last third of the book is one WTF moment after another. I can't...the plot devices..."sudden plot twist"...ow. It hurts. Physically. The threequel is on its way to me because I am a masochist and I need to know how this goes. Tell my family I love them. My epitaph will read: she couldn't stop looking at the Seaborne train wreck, and then it hit her.
September 18, 2011
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy
OCEANBORNE, the second book in Katherine Irons paranormal romance series, Seaborne, unites three of my absolute favorite things: Atlantis, archaeology, and mermaids. Unfortunately, it doesn’t unite them very well.
My experience reading OCEANBORNE went something like this: “Ooh…a new mermaid paranormal romance. Sweet, the protagonist is an archaeologist! And it involves Atlantis!!” I snatched the book up, thrilled to have so many things I love all in one book before I even started reading. By the end of the first chapter, my enthusiasm had dimmed a little just based on the author’s tendency to overwrite and the use of some fairly annoying Atlantean slang. Then the archaeologist was introduced and I lost still more excitement. Elena was not a strong heroine, but then again, Orion wasn’t a strong hero, so at least they fit in that sense.
Elana is in her mid thirties, feeling pressure from her loser boyfriend to get married and pop out a few kids. She’s not ready, but is fine with dating this guy even though he’s a pushy jerk. She meets Orion and instant lust is shared by all. Orion, is arrogant and quite proud of his sexual prowess (which we are reminded of constantly), but being with humans is a huge taboo for Atlanteans, so he fights his inexplicable attraction to her. Sort of. What he does is work her up into a supernatural sexual frenzy when she tries to run away from him and pretty much does everything except have actual intercourse with her so that he won’t have to feel guilty, then he wipes her mind and dumps her at a dock. Super classy, right? Once was bad enough, but since Orion has all the self control of an eight year old, he sexes her up again and then rewipes her mind.
During all this, there are a couple other plotlines going on involving several various attempts to undermine and overthrow Poseidon's reign, and another about Elana’s boyfriend trying to find her and make her marry him. Neither one is particularly intriguing, but they did help distract from the increasingly large plot holes involving time travel, little girls with inexplicable magical powers, Fairies, and missing people who turn out not to be missing.
Overall, despite several exciting concepts, OCEANBORNE suffers from overwriting, lapses into silliness, numerous plot holes, and unnecessary characters. If you want to read a paranormal romance about Atlantis, I’d suggest picking up Alyssa Day’s Warriors of Poseidon series and throwing OCEANBORNE overboard.
Sexual Content:
Several sex scenes. Sexual assault. References to rape.
OCEANBORNE, the second book in Katherine Irons paranormal romance series, Seaborne, unites three of my absolute favorite things: Atlantis, archaeology, and mermaids. Unfortunately, it doesn’t unite them very well.
My experience reading OCEANBORNE went something like this: “Ooh…a new mermaid paranormal romance. Sweet, the protagonist is an archaeologist! And it involves Atlantis!!” I snatched the book up, thrilled to have so many things I love all in one book before I even started reading. By the end of the first chapter, my enthusiasm had dimmed a little just based on the author’s tendency to overwrite and the use of some fairly annoying Atlantean slang. Then the archaeologist was introduced and I lost still more excitement. Elena was not a strong heroine, but then again, Orion wasn’t a strong hero, so at least they fit in that sense.
Elana is in her mid thirties, feeling pressure from her loser boyfriend to get married and pop out a few kids. She’s not ready, but is fine with dating this guy even though he’s a pushy jerk. She meets Orion and instant lust is shared by all. Orion, is arrogant and quite proud of his sexual prowess (which we are reminded of constantly), but being with humans is a huge taboo for Atlanteans, so he fights his inexplicable attraction to her. Sort of. What he does is work her up into a supernatural sexual frenzy when she tries to run away from him and pretty much does everything except have actual intercourse with her so that he won’t have to feel guilty, then he wipes her mind and dumps her at a dock. Super classy, right? Once was bad enough, but since Orion has all the self control of an eight year old, he sexes her up again and then rewipes her mind.
During all this, there are a couple other plotlines going on involving several various attempts to undermine and overthrow Poseidon's reign, and another about Elana’s boyfriend trying to find her and make her marry him. Neither one is particularly intriguing, but they did help distract from the increasingly large plot holes involving time travel, little girls with inexplicable magical powers, Fairies, and missing people who turn out not to be missing.
Overall, despite several exciting concepts, OCEANBORNE suffers from overwriting, lapses into silliness, numerous plot holes, and unnecessary characters. If you want to read a paranormal romance about Atlantis, I’d suggest picking up Alyssa Day’s Warriors of Poseidon series and throwing OCEANBORNE overboard.
Sexual Content:
Several sex scenes. Sexual assault. References to rape.
September 26, 2011
Elena is an underwater archeologist, working off the coast of Crete. She took out the boat in some nasty weather, and happened to come across a naked man who she rescued. As the weather turns worse she is thrust into an underwater journey with the naked man who is Orion, an Atlantean prince.
This is the second book in the series, and although you don’t have to read the first, I think it would be helpful to get a better understanding of the Atlanteans and their underwater abilities. This one is a lot like the first in that a woman falls in love with an Atlantean prince. It does suffer from instant love, but there is some denial at first. I was not sold on Orion and Elena’s relationship, mostly because of the instant love, but more because of Elena. Atlanteans have some super powers, and the power of illusion is very strong. Elena’s memories get jerked around a lot, and instead of wondering why she is breathing and talking under water, she questions other things.
One thing that this book had that the other didn’t was a bigger look at the world. Elena has taken a piece of a war god’s treasure, so she is in danger. Orion decides she will be safe with the fairies. I really enjoyed the look in the fairy world. It is very enchanting, but this is where the enchantment ends. The book mostly takes place under the sea where they can speak, shoot bows, and use swords. I find this hard to imagine. Instead, I imagine people dodging blows matrix style.
There is an odd time sequence where events happen, and then our hero couple makes time go backwards, and events are changed. This isn’t a major plot point, just shows that things changed when Elena came. There is a war brewing against the evil god of war who is plaguing the coast of Crete. I found the reason for the war hard to swallow. Atlanteans don’t really like humans in the first place. Atlanteans are supposed to be more evolved than humans, yet they can’t figure out how to get rid of a certain enemy.
I did think that this book was better than the first one, but it didn’t grab me. I might have enjoyed it more if I was sold on the underwater scenes. The instant love bothered me, and Elena not asking the important questions made her feel as if she was under some kind of love spell. There are a lot of steamy scenes between Orion and Elena, but it never knocked my socks off. The stories in this series haven’t held my interest.
This is the second book in the series, and although you don’t have to read the first, I think it would be helpful to get a better understanding of the Atlanteans and their underwater abilities. This one is a lot like the first in that a woman falls in love with an Atlantean prince. It does suffer from instant love, but there is some denial at first. I was not sold on Orion and Elena’s relationship, mostly because of the instant love, but more because of Elena. Atlanteans have some super powers, and the power of illusion is very strong. Elena’s memories get jerked around a lot, and instead of wondering why she is breathing and talking under water, she questions other things.
One thing that this book had that the other didn’t was a bigger look at the world. Elena has taken a piece of a war god’s treasure, so she is in danger. Orion decides she will be safe with the fairies. I really enjoyed the look in the fairy world. It is very enchanting, but this is where the enchantment ends. The book mostly takes place under the sea where they can speak, shoot bows, and use swords. I find this hard to imagine. Instead, I imagine people dodging blows matrix style.
There is an odd time sequence where events happen, and then our hero couple makes time go backwards, and events are changed. This isn’t a major plot point, just shows that things changed when Elena came. There is a war brewing against the evil god of war who is plaguing the coast of Crete. I found the reason for the war hard to swallow. Atlanteans don’t really like humans in the first place. Atlanteans are supposed to be more evolved than humans, yet they can’t figure out how to get rid of a certain enemy.
I did think that this book was better than the first one, but it didn’t grab me. I might have enjoyed it more if I was sold on the underwater scenes. The instant love bothered me, and Elena not asking the important questions made her feel as if she was under some kind of love spell. There are a lot of steamy scenes between Orion and Elena, but it never knocked my socks off. The stories in this series haven’t held my interest.
May 8, 2013
Despite my love for the first book I found myself struggling to read this one and actually couldn't finish it. There were just too many things wrong. First, Orion wasn't that interesting in Seaborne so I should've figured an entire book focused on him would be a snorefest. Orion is an oversexed, testerone filled moron who can't help but paw the underwater archeologist who rescued him every chance he gets. Elaina meanwhile is probably the most inept heroine I've read in a long time. Any time she's in danger her reaction seems to be to freeze, scream, close her eyes and wait for her hero or death to claim her, whichever gets to her dumb ass first! I also don't get how someone who supposedly has a stellar enough career to be placed as the lead of an expedition can lose everything because the weather won't play ball all because her father, who also had a stellar career, was declared a nutjob overnight for insisting that he found Atlantis and all his works and efforts are wiped and removed from the field when he disappears.
I also don't get how Poseidon not only forgives the son who was part of a plot to kill him and usurp his throne in Seaborne but actually ALLOWS him to return to Atlantis! What?! Of course he also believes all the accusations that come flying out of his mouth and since apparently no one actually pays attention to any of the king's decrees or orders I'm wondering how he managed to stay king this long.
And don't get me started on the time travel crap!
I also don't get how Poseidon not only forgives the son who was part of a plot to kill him and usurp his throne in Seaborne but actually ALLOWS him to return to Atlantis! What?! Of course he also believes all the accusations that come flying out of his mouth and since apparently no one actually pays attention to any of the king's decrees or orders I'm wondering how he managed to stay king this long.
And don't get me started on the time travel crap!
June 29, 2020
The story, the world-building was great, but the lack of explanation for things that happen made me gave this book 3 stars. How can characters die and come back to life?
Morwena’s resurrection was never explained. Another reader even mentioned time travel, like really? I think the other thing that soured this book for me was the lazy change of plot and events like when Greg miraculously got conned into marriage while escaping a devastating earthquake. Or how Elena could see past the illusions towards the end. I did like the chemistry between Orion and Elena.
I’m still glad I read the book.
Morwena’s resurrection was never explained. Another reader even mentioned time travel, like really? I think the other thing that soured this book for me was the lazy change of plot and events like when Greg miraculously got conned into marriage while escaping a devastating earthquake. Or how Elena could see past the illusions towards the end. I did like the chemistry between Orion and Elena.
I’m still glad I read the book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 14, 2012
Review Courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales
Quick & Dirty: Need I repeat myself? Hot. Atlantean. Prince.
Opening Sentence: It wasn’t a good day to die.
The Review:
In this book, we return to the fabulous underwater kingdom known to all as Atlantis. We are this time in the mix of a brutal war and governmental coup of sorts. So things are a bit stressed in the great city. We also spend some time in Crete, where the heroine is spearheading an underwater dig in search of some major archaeological finds.
In Oceanborne, the second installment of this series, we get better acquainted with Prince Orion, second/third in line for the throne of Atlantis. There is a slash there because he has an identical twin, and they could take each others’ place in line, depending which one their father, Poseidon, likes better that day. Prince Orion is later born than the crown prince, but no less, well no less anything, really. He’s just as hot, heroic, and willful as his older brother and also equally as adept with his weapon…*blush*! Did I mention he has a twin?
Our heroine is underwater archaeologist Elena Carter. Archaeology runs in her veins, from her grandfather, to her father, to her, but life hasn’t always worked out as she planned. For her whole career, it seems that she had to overcome a shadow cast over the Carter name by her father, who was lost at sea on his search for the mystical city of Atlantis, something all humans know does not exist. Also, she is being courted by a rich (insert insult here) heir to an oil empire, who is begging her to wear his ring, and just maybe Elena doesn’t want to be tied down, or tied down to him anyway.
On the search for something fantastic, Elena happens upon a handsome stranger, saves his life, then he returns the favor. What follows these extraordinary circumstances is a stream of events worthy of today’s best soap operas. You see, in an effort to protect his race, Orion must wipe her memory after each time they are together, so she meets him over and over again, each time she grows more aware of his nature and what he is actually doing to her. Actually, he is trying to save her from the dark force she has uncovered along with that ship off the coast. And in the course of his rescue attempt, he takes her to the very center of the Earth for protection, assuming that the fairies whom inhabit that realm will take care of her. While they are there, we take the time to look in on the happenings of Atlantis, and the ever present malicious scheming of King Poseidon’s former minor queen and her pathetic whelp, to use her phrasing. There is a major kicker though. When Orion is refused his request of sanctuary for Elena, he must bring her home with him for her own safety, and there we discover that past events are altered as if we never read them, and the fate of a whole race is changed, some for the better, others not so much.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as much as I did the first, especially once I figured it all out. All in all, a fitting next chapter in what I still feel is a great series with awesome potential.
Notable Scene:
Wake up, she told herself. It’s time to wake up from this dream, this nightmare, whatever the hell it is!
Sheer terror locked her joints and chilled her flesh. It could only be a dream, and yet nothing had ever seemed so real. Still, she found herself unable to move a muscle… until the thing turned and propelled itself through the water toward her.
Half on hands and knees, half swimming, she fled toward the only refuge she could imagine—the man with sword. The beast shot out of the hole, larger and more terrifying than any demon, and bore down on her, legs reaching, uninjured tentacle poised to wrap around her…to lift her high and plunge her into that pitiless, tooth-filled mouth.
“Orion! Help me!” she cried. But when she raised her head, he was gone. He’d abandoned her to be devoured alive. The tip of the tentacle slapped against her bare leg, and she screamed again as white-hot fire seared her skin. She kicked and twisted, squirming away, landing on her back. The snakelike tentacle reared back and time stopped.
Elena closed her eyes, wanting to wake in her bed with the sheets damp around her and moonlight spilling through the window onto worn floorboards, wanting but knowing that would not be. Impossibly, this nightmare was real, more real than anything she’d ever experienced. She screamed again as death in its most terrible form plunged toward her.
The Seaborne Series:
1. Seaborne
2. Oceanborne
3. Waterborne
FTC Advisory: Kensington provided me with a copy of Seaborne. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
Quick & Dirty: Need I repeat myself? Hot. Atlantean. Prince.
Opening Sentence: It wasn’t a good day to die.
The Review:
In this book, we return to the fabulous underwater kingdom known to all as Atlantis. We are this time in the mix of a brutal war and governmental coup of sorts. So things are a bit stressed in the great city. We also spend some time in Crete, where the heroine is spearheading an underwater dig in search of some major archaeological finds.
In Oceanborne, the second installment of this series, we get better acquainted with Prince Orion, second/third in line for the throne of Atlantis. There is a slash there because he has an identical twin, and they could take each others’ place in line, depending which one their father, Poseidon, likes better that day. Prince Orion is later born than the crown prince, but no less, well no less anything, really. He’s just as hot, heroic, and willful as his older brother and also equally as adept with his weapon…*blush*! Did I mention he has a twin?
Our heroine is underwater archaeologist Elena Carter. Archaeology runs in her veins, from her grandfather, to her father, to her, but life hasn’t always worked out as she planned. For her whole career, it seems that she had to overcome a shadow cast over the Carter name by her father, who was lost at sea on his search for the mystical city of Atlantis, something all humans know does not exist. Also, she is being courted by a rich (insert insult here) heir to an oil empire, who is begging her to wear his ring, and just maybe Elena doesn’t want to be tied down, or tied down to him anyway.
On the search for something fantastic, Elena happens upon a handsome stranger, saves his life, then he returns the favor. What follows these extraordinary circumstances is a stream of events worthy of today’s best soap operas. You see, in an effort to protect his race, Orion must wipe her memory after each time they are together, so she meets him over and over again, each time she grows more aware of his nature and what he is actually doing to her. Actually, he is trying to save her from the dark force she has uncovered along with that ship off the coast. And in the course of his rescue attempt, he takes her to the very center of the Earth for protection, assuming that the fairies whom inhabit that realm will take care of her. While they are there, we take the time to look in on the happenings of Atlantis, and the ever present malicious scheming of King Poseidon’s former minor queen and her pathetic whelp, to use her phrasing. There is a major kicker though. When Orion is refused his request of sanctuary for Elena, he must bring her home with him for her own safety, and there we discover that past events are altered as if we never read them, and the fate of a whole race is changed, some for the better, others not so much.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as much as I did the first, especially once I figured it all out. All in all, a fitting next chapter in what I still feel is a great series with awesome potential.
Notable Scene:
Wake up, she told herself. It’s time to wake up from this dream, this nightmare, whatever the hell it is!
Sheer terror locked her joints and chilled her flesh. It could only be a dream, and yet nothing had ever seemed so real. Still, she found herself unable to move a muscle… until the thing turned and propelled itself through the water toward her.
Half on hands and knees, half swimming, she fled toward the only refuge she could imagine—the man with sword. The beast shot out of the hole, larger and more terrifying than any demon, and bore down on her, legs reaching, uninjured tentacle poised to wrap around her…to lift her high and plunge her into that pitiless, tooth-filled mouth.
“Orion! Help me!” she cried. But when she raised her head, he was gone. He’d abandoned her to be devoured alive. The tip of the tentacle slapped against her bare leg, and she screamed again as white-hot fire seared her skin. She kicked and twisted, squirming away, landing on her back. The snakelike tentacle reared back and time stopped.
Elena closed her eyes, wanting to wake in her bed with the sheets damp around her and moonlight spilling through the window onto worn floorboards, wanting but knowing that would not be. Impossibly, this nightmare was real, more real than anything she’d ever experienced. She screamed again as death in its most terrible form plunged toward her.
The Seaborne Series:
1. Seaborne
2. Oceanborne
3. Waterborne
FTC Advisory: Kensington provided me with a copy of Seaborne. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
November 9, 2011
A warm and richly imagined world, Katherine Irons transports us to an underwater landscape where mermaids and Atlantis exists and humans aren’t the only humanoids on the planet. While rich in imagination, the romance left me a little wanting and the characters fell a little flat. I did enjoy the world but I do wish that more time was spent on the character interplay.
REVIEW:
The setting of Oceanborne is the underwater world around Greece. Atlantis exists and is actually underwater, populated by a race of humanoids with great strength, power and some even posses magic. Orion is a prince among the Atlanteans and is used to getting what he wants. On a foray to the human world he is ambushed by a group of deadly shades, minions of the evil god Malqart and believes this might be the end. But, luck would have it that a woman on an archeological expedition happens upon him and saves his life. He in turn rescues her from the sudden storm that has rolled in and spends a few hours with her in an underwater cave full of treasures. Knowing romances between humans and Atlanteans are strictly forbidden Orion wipes Elena’s memory and sends her on her way, but she is hard to wipe from his own. When he finds that her expedition is to excavate an ancient Phoenician ship that is actually a tribute to Malqart, he knows that if she manages to take anything from it her life will be in danger. He can’t allow this, much less get her out of his mind, so rules be damned, Orion sweeps Elena away into the depths of the ocean and her life will never be the same. Yet, they have more than broken Atlantean laws to worry about, war is looming and Poseidon the ruler of the Atlanteans, ex-wife is on the war path for revenge and power and she’ll stop at nothing to see it enacted.
Like many of these broad sweeping paranormal romances the world sometimes overshadows the romance and this was the case in Oceanborne. I was absolutely fascinated with the world of the Atlanteans and their underwater realm, but not so much with Elena and Orion. It was one of those instant “I want to have sex immediately” scenarios where the guy just sweeps in as a super Alpha Man and takes over. Wipes her memory, manipulates her, drags her under the water and she is still his willing partner in all things because he is just so hot and he has large attributes. I would have rather read this as an urban fantasy with the romance as the side plot instead of the focus, but it was worth the read and Katherine Irons is a talented storyteller, she just fell for the trappings of a very overly alpha, which some readers might really enjoy.
Recommendations:
Recommended for fans of paranormal romance, I wouldn’t recommend for transitions from contemporary to paranormal, the para elements are very overwhelming. Adults only, there is a lot of hot scenes in this baby.
Like This Like That:
Siren’s Call: A Dark Tides Novel by Devyn Quinn
Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, Book 1) by MaryJanice Davidson
REVIEW:
The setting of Oceanborne is the underwater world around Greece. Atlantis exists and is actually underwater, populated by a race of humanoids with great strength, power and some even posses magic. Orion is a prince among the Atlanteans and is used to getting what he wants. On a foray to the human world he is ambushed by a group of deadly shades, minions of the evil god Malqart and believes this might be the end. But, luck would have it that a woman on an archeological expedition happens upon him and saves his life. He in turn rescues her from the sudden storm that has rolled in and spends a few hours with her in an underwater cave full of treasures. Knowing romances between humans and Atlanteans are strictly forbidden Orion wipes Elena’s memory and sends her on her way, but she is hard to wipe from his own. When he finds that her expedition is to excavate an ancient Phoenician ship that is actually a tribute to Malqart, he knows that if she manages to take anything from it her life will be in danger. He can’t allow this, much less get her out of his mind, so rules be damned, Orion sweeps Elena away into the depths of the ocean and her life will never be the same. Yet, they have more than broken Atlantean laws to worry about, war is looming and Poseidon the ruler of the Atlanteans, ex-wife is on the war path for revenge and power and she’ll stop at nothing to see it enacted.
Like many of these broad sweeping paranormal romances the world sometimes overshadows the romance and this was the case in Oceanborne. I was absolutely fascinated with the world of the Atlanteans and their underwater realm, but not so much with Elena and Orion. It was one of those instant “I want to have sex immediately” scenarios where the guy just sweeps in as a super Alpha Man and takes over. Wipes her memory, manipulates her, drags her under the water and she is still his willing partner in all things because he is just so hot and he has large attributes. I would have rather read this as an urban fantasy with the romance as the side plot instead of the focus, but it was worth the read and Katherine Irons is a talented storyteller, she just fell for the trappings of a very overly alpha, which some readers might really enjoy.
Recommendations:
Recommended for fans of paranormal romance, I wouldn’t recommend for transitions from contemporary to paranormal, the para elements are very overwhelming. Adults only, there is a lot of hot scenes in this baby.
Like This Like That:
Siren’s Call: A Dark Tides Novel by Devyn Quinn
Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, Book 1) by MaryJanice Davidson
September 29, 2011
Oceanborne by Katherine Irons
Paranormal Romance- Sept. 27th, 2011
4 stars
Oceanborne is the second book in the author’s Atlantis series but can be easily read by itself. The first book, Seaborne, includes Orion’s brother Prince Morgan.
Orion is an Atlantis prince who is being attacked by several deadly shades. These shades suck the life out of beings and are responsible for a rash of deaths. Overwhelmed, Orion plans his last stand when a courageous human named Elena saves him. Orion is immediately captivated by her beauty and bravery, but he is forbidden by Atlantean law to mate with a human. Torn, he erases her memories of him but he is haunted by her memory.
Elena can’t remember what happened to her in the past twenty-four hours. She has been on an expedition to prove she had found a real Phoenician treasure underwater. She is troubled because her time is limited to prove her find. She needs to prove herself especially since her brilliant father was called a laughing stock when his ‘discovery’ of Atlantis was disproved. But locating the elusive Phoenician treasure is becoming difficult. When a handsome man named Orion comes and offers his aid, she is suspicious and highly attracted. He seems very familiar. But he is way more than she suspects.
This was an intriguing book, not just because of the world that the author created but also because of all the wonderful characters. It is clear the author plans to write a story for each of the members of the Atlantean royal family. I would love to read Alex’s - he has a big prejudice against humans. But overall, I enjoyed the intrigue the most.
King Poseidon is Orion’s father. His concubine, Lady Halimeda, wanted to be Queen. She tried to poison the King and was exiled. Now she lives with the power hunger God of War, Melqart. Melqart uses his shades to kill humans and supernatural beings. As the Atlanteans along with the Mers try to save their underwater world, they are plagued by kidnappings, death, and sorcery. The author really gets the reader involved in the storyline which has a couple of surprising twists concerning Elena and a rather devious villainess.
The scenes between Orion and Elena are steamy. I also enjoyed the author’s use of dolphins and how they have personalities that make them seem very human. The only thing is I am still confused about is, what exactly happened to the Princess Morwena?
This steamy read is a real treat for readers who love the paranormal and are fascinated by Atlantis.
Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
Paranormal Romance- Sept. 27th, 2011
4 stars
Oceanborne is the second book in the author’s Atlantis series but can be easily read by itself. The first book, Seaborne, includes Orion’s brother Prince Morgan.
Orion is an Atlantis prince who is being attacked by several deadly shades. These shades suck the life out of beings and are responsible for a rash of deaths. Overwhelmed, Orion plans his last stand when a courageous human named Elena saves him. Orion is immediately captivated by her beauty and bravery, but he is forbidden by Atlantean law to mate with a human. Torn, he erases her memories of him but he is haunted by her memory.
Elena can’t remember what happened to her in the past twenty-four hours. She has been on an expedition to prove she had found a real Phoenician treasure underwater. She is troubled because her time is limited to prove her find. She needs to prove herself especially since her brilliant father was called a laughing stock when his ‘discovery’ of Atlantis was disproved. But locating the elusive Phoenician treasure is becoming difficult. When a handsome man named Orion comes and offers his aid, she is suspicious and highly attracted. He seems very familiar. But he is way more than she suspects.
This was an intriguing book, not just because of the world that the author created but also because of all the wonderful characters. It is clear the author plans to write a story for each of the members of the Atlantean royal family. I would love to read Alex’s - he has a big prejudice against humans. But overall, I enjoyed the intrigue the most.
King Poseidon is Orion’s father. His concubine, Lady Halimeda, wanted to be Queen. She tried to poison the King and was exiled. Now she lives with the power hunger God of War, Melqart. Melqart uses his shades to kill humans and supernatural beings. As the Atlanteans along with the Mers try to save their underwater world, they are plagued by kidnappings, death, and sorcery. The author really gets the reader involved in the storyline which has a couple of surprising twists concerning Elena and a rather devious villainess.
The scenes between Orion and Elena are steamy. I also enjoyed the author’s use of dolphins and how they have personalities that make them seem very human. The only thing is I am still confused about is, what exactly happened to the Princess Morwena?
This steamy read is a real treat for readers who love the paranormal and are fascinated by Atlantis.
Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
August 28, 2011
I loved this book!
This book is amazing! It's different and extremely imaginative. Your carried away to a new world with so much to discover. The characters are believable and the descriptions took my breath away.
I had a lot of fun reading this book I was taken to a great new world right away, it kept me distracted from everything.
I recommend you read this book if your looking for something new and out of this world!
This book is amazing! It's different and extremely imaginative. Your carried away to a new world with so much to discover. The characters are believable and the descriptions took my breath away.
I had a lot of fun reading this book I was taken to a great new world right away, it kept me distracted from everything.
I recommend you read this book if your looking for something new and out of this world!
September 9, 2013
Another romantic from the bottom of the sea.
I was a bit lost between the numerous swipe of memory amd the time travel but overall, a great story. I am very curious about Danu and what she ll be able to do later.
I was a bit lost between the numerous swipe of memory amd the time travel but overall, a great story. I am very curious about Danu and what she ll be able to do later.
December 28, 2020
The book did not enrapture as other romance novels. The story was at best okay to me but I couldn't really get into it.
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