Deviation: Altera Realm Book 2

by Jennifer Collins

Syney's life may seem like a fairy tale but it is far from perfect...

Six months after her coronation, the newly discovered seated queen of Altera Realm is finding it harder and harder to conform to the rules. This passionate and brilliantly written installment finds Vilori Princess Syney Andrews in the thick of sadistic Vampire Gabriel's intricate plot. Under the strain of an escalating Great War, Syney must figure out how to get Queen Mellisandrianna off the throne in an attempt to finally bring peace to Altera.

Romantic relationships among the Palace residents rise and fall as secrets are exposed and the people of Altera begin to question old traditions and find love beyond the boundaries of their own races. Hunter is on the front lines with Fern, dangerously close to Shifter territory and deliberately faraway from Syney. This, along with the sudden arrival of a charming new guy in the palace, forces Syney to deal with the many complications of her own love life as she comes to terms with the surprising truth about her birth parents.

All the while, the last Vilori Princess struggles to master the full extent of her powers after learning that she is much stronger than she ever had imagined, and that not everyone in the Village is who they say they are...

444 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2014

About the author

I am an avid reader of just about anything (even the dreaded non-fiction), a high school English teacher, and a writer. I write because I have to not because I want to. Discovery is the first novel in the Altera Realm trilogy, my first published novel. Feel free to ask any questions and check out my website for some awesome extras!

Reviews

[Elana Banks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book just as much as the first in this trilogy. Jennifer Collins writing pulls you in and makes you feel like you're right there in the story as it is happening. The characters are amazing. It's such a magical creation! I'm looking forward to the 3rd, and any other future novels. I'd say more about the story, but I would probably ruin it for someone and end up telling the whole story. It's everything I thought it would be!

[Marla Patterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

i just love them both !!!

[Jill Winhold · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this second book, the character development continues to amaze me and keeps me interested. I found myself yelling at the characters because of the choices (good and bad) they made, but that is part of what makes this story great. You get invested in these characters. Each chapter focuses on one characters' story within the story, and just as the end of the chapter comes, you have that "noooo" moment where you hope the next character's chapter also involves the previous one. I cannot wait for book three. Truly.

[Joan]

All I can say is that it is so wrong of the author to leave us on step 97!