Nitesh

by JennaKay Francis

Thalassa, a sea-witch, is captured when the warlord Rhaeven sends his troops to her small village. After the hard life she's already lived, she's resigned to her fate. Married at a young age to an abusive man she doesn't love, she's secretly glad to see her husband die. Now, pregnant, enslaved and stricken with a deadly disease, she only waits for her own death to release her from the torment that is life.
Elfin Crown Prince of Diraenia, Terran, must choose a mate and produce an heir before his thirtieth birthday or risk forfeiting the crown to his youngest brother Unwin. Time is running out. Terran is twenty-nine, his fiancee is dead, and he believes Unwin responsible despite the lack of proof. To make matters worse, Terran's other brother Sinclair has disappeared, and Terran fears the worst.
Bothered by a strange, haunting beat of drums no one can hear but Terran, the Crown Prince thoughts continually turn to a brief encounter he shared with a young woman from Zal. For three days, he'd walked her back to her village, delivering her to her pre-ordained life there. For three days, he fell in love with the wife of a woman who could never be his. When he returned to his own palace, he'd seen the emptiness and despair of his own life.
The drums call to Terran until he can longer deny his own need to revisit the village where he'd fallen in love. If he sees Thalassa one last time, can he make himself let go?

Kindle Edition

First published February 10, 2004

About the author

writer, editor, craft show persona, mom, gardener, dog lover, cat lover, love to rearrange furniture, like to make jewelry, fighting rheumatoid arthritis (some days feels like I'm winning, other days not so much)

Reviews

[Bitten_by_Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elfin Crown Prince Terran is ordered to find a wife and produce an heir within the year or forfeit the right to the throne to his younger brother, who he knows, would do anything to get the crown...

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[Nicua · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a strange effect on me. I found it unsatisfying, very predictable with rather plain characters, but there was something about it that kept me reading. A very short book but long enough to get the story across and confirm the setting and characters. I think with more practice and skill-building this author will be one to look for in the future.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, just like I love all of JennaKay's books.

As well as an appreciative reader, I also published this book (only accepted because I liked it:)