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Starry Night
She was banished but has never given up.
Three hundred years spent on an ice planet has not broken Talini. As a daughter of the Fae, Jack Frost, she is made of all things ice and snow. But then she meets a man who warms her as no one ever has and she is set adrift with desire.
He has contracted to find a woman lost for three centuries.
Kian has searched for a long time. Jack Frost has agreed to pay him a lot of money to find his daughter and he’s determined to see his goal met. Then he meets a woman who makes him shiver and shake, thawing his cold heart.
She has been lost but now he has found her.
Together they will set on a journey that will lead them down a perilous road. They will forge a bond as fragile as a snowflake but as strong as forever. Together they will prove that love can bloom amidst the frost.
Three hundred years spent on an ice planet has not broken Talini. As a daughter of the Fae, Jack Frost, she is made of all things ice and snow. But then she meets a man who warms her as no one ever has and she is set adrift with desire.
He has contracted to find a woman lost for three centuries.
Kian has searched for a long time. Jack Frost has agreed to pay him a lot of money to find his daughter and he’s determined to see his goal met. Then he meets a woman who makes him shiver and shake, thawing his cold heart.
She has been lost but now he has found her.
Together they will set on a journey that will lead them down a perilous road. They will forge a bond as fragile as a snowflake but as strong as forever. Together they will prove that love can bloom amidst the frost.
- GenresNovella
103 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 4, 2013
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About the author
Lea Griffith
26 books429 followersLea Griffith began sneaking to read her mother’s romance novels at a young age. She cut her teeth on the greats: McNaught, Woodiwiss, and Garwood. A firm believer that love makes the world go round, she still consumes every romance book she can put her hands on, but now she writes her own.
Lea lives with her husband and three teenage daughters in rural Georgia. Two dogs, a cat, and a beta fish named Coddy George complete a family that is always in motion. When not working at the EDJ, she’s usually at her keyboard, using every spare second to write. Science fiction, paranormal and contemporary romance, oh my! Nothing is off-limits when it comes to her writing.
Lea lives with her husband and three teenage daughters in rural Georgia. Two dogs, a cat, and a beta fish named Coddy George complete a family that is always in motion. When not working at the EDJ, she’s usually at her keyboard, using every spare second to write. Science fiction, paranormal and contemporary romance, oh my! Nothing is off-limits when it comes to her writing.
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November 15, 2016
I admit that I haven't been feeling well physically and about the world this past week which led to some comfort-reading of utter trash. While the first thing I chose was just a regular YA Fantasy with its regular Mary Sue and a love triangle, my current choice is totally blowing my mind.
Listen to this. Talini is half Inuit Princess, half some magical creature (I guess that half is responsible for the fact she is fucking blonde) and she has been banished for some stupid reason to some faraway planet where it's super cold and there is nothing but sea and icebergs and glaciers. She was teleported the by some magician person, together with a wooden bed and her pet fox. And somehow she also has like ski boots or something. She has been there for 300 years which are described very quickly - first 100 years she was depressed and kept alive by her fox which was hunting meat for her. For the following 200 years they've been hunting together.
Because, imagine, this planet somehow created penguins, seals, fish and polar bears. What are the odds, eh? There is a universe somewhere that looks exactly like a Coca Cola Christmas ad. Also I'm guessing the fox is magical too because 300 years is like 1200 fox years. And I don't even know if those are Earth years or that Coca Cola planet years. And how does she even know what time it is?
Anyhow. Keep in mind this chick has been eating raw meat for the last 300 years (because no way to make fire, but she has polar bear furs and she's a bit magical so managed to survive). So now back on Earth NASA has made a lot of progress and space travel, while a bit pricey, is totally available and her biological father (who is magical thus still alive) is trying to find her and paying a certain Captain Kian whatever a lot of money to find his daughter. This guy is now just flying around some distant galaxies and checking up on different planets looking for Tahini, or Talini, or whatever her name is. Lo and behold, he does actually find her when they're flying by and goes down to get her. When she sees a spaceship she immediately assumes it must be humans but after a moment she thinks: maybe those crazy UFO conspiracy theorists were right and we're not alone in the universe. Lady, you live on a planet in another galaxy that has fucking polar bears, accompanied by a magical fox and the Earth has an entire menagerie of magical creatures, not to mention angels and what not. Stretch your imagination a bit, eh. Anyway, the guy lands. He is black and from the Caribbean (but really mixed race with green eyes, just in case it's a bit too much for the white readers of this masterpiece). And they are totally like ying yang. Because she is a blonde Inuit Princess and he is a Caribbean loverboy with green eyes. He catches her up on the last 300 years on Earth. Not much happened, except space travel now is easy peasy. The English language hasn't
changed a bit it seems, and 'fuck' is still a go to word for most things.
Then there is some business about Snow Angels, which, as far as I understand, is a weird kind of Guardian Angel that chooses your 'soul mate' for you and then that's that. You've no say in the matter. So the Inuit Princess's Snow Angel decides the hot Captain is it, which is why they are going to have amazing sex on that planet (with the fox watching). (The Inuit Princess and the Captain, not the Snow Angel, or the fox, it's getting a bit crowded here)
But before that happens Talini asks him if he wants some of her raw seal meat, to which he says "eww", so she's like whatevs, more for me. A couple of pages later they start kissing and he is like "ah she tastes of strawberries."
No, no she fucking doesn't. She has just eaten raw meat. GTFO.
Listen to this. Talini is half Inuit Princess, half some magical creature (I guess that half is responsible for the fact she is fucking blonde) and she has been banished for some stupid reason to some faraway planet where it's super cold and there is nothing but sea and icebergs and glaciers. She was teleported the by some magician person, together with a wooden bed and her pet fox. And somehow she also has like ski boots or something. She has been there for 300 years which are described very quickly - first 100 years she was depressed and kept alive by her fox which was hunting meat for her. For the following 200 years they've been hunting together.
Because, imagine, this planet somehow created penguins, seals, fish and polar bears. What are the odds, eh? There is a universe somewhere that looks exactly like a Coca Cola Christmas ad. Also I'm guessing the fox is magical too because 300 years is like 1200 fox years. And I don't even know if those are Earth years or that Coca Cola planet years. And how does she even know what time it is?
Anyhow. Keep in mind this chick has been eating raw meat for the last 300 years (because no way to make fire, but she has polar bear furs and she's a bit magical so managed to survive). So now back on Earth NASA has made a lot of progress and space travel, while a bit pricey, is totally available and her biological father (who is magical thus still alive) is trying to find her and paying a certain Captain Kian whatever a lot of money to find his daughter. This guy is now just flying around some distant galaxies and checking up on different planets looking for Tahini, or Talini, or whatever her name is. Lo and behold, he does actually find her when they're flying by and goes down to get her. When she sees a spaceship she immediately assumes it must be humans but after a moment she thinks: maybe those crazy UFO conspiracy theorists were right and we're not alone in the universe. Lady, you live on a planet in another galaxy that has fucking polar bears, accompanied by a magical fox and the Earth has an entire menagerie of magical creatures, not to mention angels and what not. Stretch your imagination a bit, eh. Anyway, the guy lands. He is black and from the Caribbean (but really mixed race with green eyes, just in case it's a bit too much for the white readers of this masterpiece). And they are totally like ying yang. Because she is a blonde Inuit Princess and he is a Caribbean loverboy with green eyes. He catches her up on the last 300 years on Earth. Not much happened, except space travel now is easy peasy. The English language hasn't
changed a bit it seems, and 'fuck' is still a go to word for most things.
Then there is some business about Snow Angels, which, as far as I understand, is a weird kind of Guardian Angel that chooses your 'soul mate' for you and then that's that. You've no say in the matter. So the Inuit Princess's Snow Angel decides the hot Captain is it, which is why they are going to have amazing sex on that planet (with the fox watching). (The Inuit Princess and the Captain, not the Snow Angel, or the fox, it's getting a bit crowded here)
But before that happens Talini asks him if he wants some of her raw seal meat, to which he says "eww", so she's like whatevs, more for me. A couple of pages later they start kissing and he is like "ah she tastes of strawberries."
No, no she fucking doesn't. She has just eaten raw meat. GTFO.
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July 12, 2015
I am a Lea Griffith fan but have never seen her do anything other than contemporary with a paranormal twist. So a futuristic sci-fi as part of a line where the female character is a daughter of Jack Frost? WAY COOL! I had to get this. I had received a copy of Frostbitten, the book in this series by Becca Jameson, as an ARC for review so when I went to Taliesin to see the book I realized there were more! And when I saw Lea's name (and Sidney's too but that is another review) I had to buy it. I am a book whore/hoarder and proud of it! Thankfully ebooks are much smaller than paperbacks. :-)
In this book, Talini is the daughter of an Inuit princess and the UnSeelie King but finds out the hard way she is actually the daughter of Jack Frost - which explains the whole ice shooting from her hands thing when she gets upset. Through a series of freakish accusations and whack‑a‑doodle parenting, she is banished to ANOTHER PLANET. Yup planet. Covered with ice and water she is the only being - half Inuit princess and half fae daughter of Jack Frost - who could ever survive on this planet for any length of time. She also has a lovely little fox as a companion.
300 - yup THREE HUNDRED YEARS LATER - someone comes looking for her. In a space ship. He finally finds her. Kian heads for the surface alone because he knows there is something about her, something special that compels him to meet her. Alone. Unfortunately, they get stuck on the planet`s surface. fortunately, they are together and it gives them time to get to know each other.
Talini has been lost for so long she is not sure she can ever be found. And Kian, he is so distrustful due a deep, painful betrayal he is very sure he never wants anyone to matter to him. What happens when these two are trapped in an ice storm together on a deserted planet? I suggest you read this witty, sarcastic, heartwrenching, compelling novella yourself to find out.
Go. Get the others while you`re there - you won`t be sorry. And feel free to yell at me if you are. :-P
In this book, Talini is the daughter of an Inuit princess and the UnSeelie King but finds out the hard way she is actually the daughter of Jack Frost - which explains the whole ice shooting from her hands thing when she gets upset. Through a series of freakish accusations and whack‑a‑doodle parenting, she is banished to ANOTHER PLANET. Yup planet. Covered with ice and water she is the only being - half Inuit princess and half fae daughter of Jack Frost - who could ever survive on this planet for any length of time. She also has a lovely little fox as a companion.
300 - yup THREE HUNDRED YEARS LATER - someone comes looking for her. In a space ship. He finally finds her. Kian heads for the surface alone because he knows there is something about her, something special that compels him to meet her. Alone. Unfortunately, they get stuck on the planet`s surface. fortunately, they are together and it gives them time to get to know each other.
Talini has been lost for so long she is not sure she can ever be found. And Kian, he is so distrustful due a deep, painful betrayal he is very sure he never wants anyone to matter to him. What happens when these two are trapped in an ice storm together on a deserted planet? I suggest you read this witty, sarcastic, heartwrenching, compelling novella yourself to find out.
Go. Get the others while you`re there - you won`t be sorry. And feel free to yell at me if you are. :-P
December 31, 2013
Rating: B- Liked It - But I had a few small issues
Originally posted at That's What I'm Talking About
Review copy provided by author
When the Unseelie King, Iomlan, discovered his favorite lover, Inuit Queen Cikuq, slept with Jack Frost and has been passing off their love child as Iomlan's, he banished the girl to another planet. Talini has spent 300 years alone on an ice planet, with only two reminders of home, her mahogany bed and her pet fox, Tiktok.
Kian was hired by Jack Frost to find his long-lost daughter. Kian and a small crew have been searching for five long years to find Tal. During this time, Kian has become a bit obsessed with Tal and imagines a little more than just a rescue when he finally finds her.
I enjoyed Kian and Tal together. The pair's childish verbal sparring is cute and funny. Once the pair gets past the silliness, and Kian is honest with his heart, the pair's romance becomes touching and their sex is hot. There is a side-story about a soul-angel, which I think is a lot like “soul mates;” however, it was a little strange and confusing.
Rescue and such aside, the ending is sweet. Everything is tied up in a bow like a lovely Christmas package. I enjoyed Kian and Tal’s chemistry, even with the silliness.
Originally posted at That's What I'm Talking About
Review copy provided by author
When the Unseelie King, Iomlan, discovered his favorite lover, Inuit Queen Cikuq, slept with Jack Frost and has been passing off their love child as Iomlan's, he banished the girl to another planet. Talini has spent 300 years alone on an ice planet, with only two reminders of home, her mahogany bed and her pet fox, Tiktok.
Kian was hired by Jack Frost to find his long-lost daughter. Kian and a small crew have been searching for five long years to find Tal. During this time, Kian has become a bit obsessed with Tal and imagines a little more than just a rescue when he finally finds her.
I enjoyed Kian and Tal together. The pair's childish verbal sparring is cute and funny. Once the pair gets past the silliness, and Kian is honest with his heart, the pair's romance becomes touching and their sex is hot. There is a side-story about a soul-angel, which I think is a lot like “soul mates;” however, it was a little strange and confusing.
Rescue and such aside, the ending is sweet. Everything is tied up in a bow like a lovely Christmas package. I enjoyed Kian and Tal’s chemistry, even with the silliness.
December 17, 2013
Ha! I so very much loved the heroine Tali in Lea Griffith's novella Starry Night. She rocks! And might be a smidge crazy... but it's the good kind. And she has reasons. :) I love science fiction and was thrilled that Lea's entry in the A Winter Realm Stories is set in space... with space ships! Curl up for a fun ride with laughs, heart and heat. It's a treat.
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The Queen of Tarts
PS. eARC provided for review for my honest opinion
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(((hugs))) Kat
The Queen of Tarts
PS. eARC provided for review for my honest opinion
December 9, 2013
This short fast paced read flows smoothly with an intriguing concept and enchanting characters that grab the reader’s attention right from the start and keep it to the very end. I enjoyed this fresh and spellbinding tale of the fae and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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