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Chronicles of Ylandre #7
Shield Mate
Long-held traditions have ruled Ranael Mesare’s life. He has always done what is expected of him … until now. Now he lusts after low-born Vaeren Henaz. But Vaeren is not interested. He has had to struggle his entire life and isn’t going to allow anyone to stop him from reaching his goals. Romance author Eresse takes you back to her fantasy world in Shield Mate, Book 7 of Chronicles of Ylandre. Is it possible to convince someone that the respect of many is nothing compared to the love of one who matters above all else?
The respect of many pales beside the regard of one who matters above all else.
Ranael knew his obligations to family and society. As a scion of Ylandre’s most powerful House, he was destined for a life of service, albeit a privileged one. As the son of a wealthy fief-lord, he was supposed to bed or wed as befitted his station. With obedience to authority ingrained in him since childhood, Ranael hewed closely to what was expected of a royal-blooded aristocrat and a military officer. Thus, defiance of the strictures of his position never entered his mind. Until he came to covet Vaeren Henaz.
Vaeren did his duty to king and country despite attempts to put him in his place and keep him there. A survivor of neglect and frightful adversity before and after he fled the orphanage wherein he grew up, Vaeren refused to let his illegitimacy or lack of sufficient lineage stop him from fighting his way up the ranks of Ylandre’s hidebound army. Nor did he allow anything or anyone to trample on his dignity or his heart. Until he learned to love Ranael Mesare.
In the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre, two warriors of nigh irreconcilably dissimilar backgrounds battle their way through the vagaries of military conventions, social censure, and personal vendettas. All while struggling with an attraction that contravenes the traditions and expectations that shape life and love in the world of Aisen’s most powerful nation.
Content Hot, Anal Play, Anal Intercourse, GLBT, Fantasy, Paranormal, M/M, Action, Adventure
The respect of many pales beside the regard of one who matters above all else.
Ranael knew his obligations to family and society. As a scion of Ylandre’s most powerful House, he was destined for a life of service, albeit a privileged one. As the son of a wealthy fief-lord, he was supposed to bed or wed as befitted his station. With obedience to authority ingrained in him since childhood, Ranael hewed closely to what was expected of a royal-blooded aristocrat and a military officer. Thus, defiance of the strictures of his position never entered his mind. Until he came to covet Vaeren Henaz.
Vaeren did his duty to king and country despite attempts to put him in his place and keep him there. A survivor of neglect and frightful adversity before and after he fled the orphanage wherein he grew up, Vaeren refused to let his illegitimacy or lack of sufficient lineage stop him from fighting his way up the ranks of Ylandre’s hidebound army. Nor did he allow anything or anyone to trample on his dignity or his heart. Until he learned to love Ranael Mesare.
In the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre, two warriors of nigh irreconcilably dissimilar backgrounds battle their way through the vagaries of military conventions, social censure, and personal vendettas. All while struggling with an attraction that contravenes the traditions and expectations that shape life and love in the world of Aisen’s most powerful nation.
Content Hot, Anal Play, Anal Intercourse, GLBT, Fantasy, Paranormal, M/M, Action, Adventure
300 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 21, 2015
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Eressë
10 books363 followersAKA Eressë Belley
Eressë has always enjoyed reading and writing historical fantasy. Indeed, her pen name is taken from the elvish language J.R.R. Tolkien created for his fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, a favorite of hers since way back when. However, most of her stories turned into M/M romances because the male leads had more chemistry with each other than with the females. Why she wrote them that way she doesn't know. But this penchant for M/M fantasy romance became the wellspring of her series Chronicles of Ylandre.
Eressë lives in Southeast Asia with her husband, three sons and one dog. She also likes to cook and bake and is a professed chocoholic. But her first love is and always will be writing stories.
Blog: Tales by Eressë
Eressë has always enjoyed reading and writing historical fantasy. Indeed, her pen name is taken from the elvish language J.R.R. Tolkien created for his fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, a favorite of hers since way back when. However, most of her stories turned into M/M romances because the male leads had more chemistry with each other than with the females. Why she wrote them that way she doesn't know. But this penchant for M/M fantasy romance became the wellspring of her series Chronicles of Ylandre.
Eressë lives in Southeast Asia with her husband, three sons and one dog. She also likes to cook and bake and is a professed chocoholic. But her first love is and always will be writing stories.
Blog: Tales by Eressë
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October 21, 2015YESSSSSS< we have a release date!!! AND it's THIS year! Woot woot!
December 21, 2015
*EDIT* not the mpreg content i wanted but it was a good book. i cannot wait for the next one
really hope this one has some on screen mpreg i loved the other books but besides book one we don't see much
really hope this one has some on screen mpreg i loved the other books but besides book one we don't see much
December 24, 2015
4.25 stars.
Trust the books in this series to frustrate the hell out of you.
It was all very enjoyable in the beginning. Ranael and Vaeren had a nice chemistry, and their relationship developed fast. I was a bit surprised at how soon Vaeren dropped the L-word, but he was such an honest and honorable man. He was straight with Ran from the very beginning...and too bad that attitude wasn't appreciated.
The whole time I expected the other shoe to drop..Ran's reluctance to commit fully just screamed of the angst to come. And come it did, in a very spectacular fashion. The whole episode was so bewildering, I mostly gaped and couldn't believe what I was reading. With how Ranael was treating Beraz, practically rubbing Vaer in his face, I didn't expect him to make a 180-turn and be so hateful and hurtful toward Vaer...and all over an issue of past. It seemed really out of character. Even if Ran was insulted by Vaer's omission, he shouldn't have been that disgusted...wth, really.
Anyway, and then Ran leads Beraz on. For, like, 5 whole years!!! It all reminded me of Dylen and Rio from book 2... Actually, I couldn't believe Beraz, either...why would he want to hang around for 5 years without any sex or any promise from Ran. Was he a masochist?
It all ends well, of course, but the whole drama and the silly break-up were really frustrating.
On the positive side, I couldn't put the book down. **rueful sigh** Can't wait for the next book.
Trust the books in this series to frustrate the hell out of you.
It was all very enjoyable in the beginning. Ranael and Vaeren had a nice chemistry, and their relationship developed fast. I was a bit surprised at how soon Vaeren dropped the L-word, but he was such an honest and honorable man. He was straight with Ran from the very beginning...and too bad that attitude wasn't appreciated.
The whole time I expected the other shoe to drop..Ran's reluctance to commit fully just screamed of the angst to come. And come it did, in a very spectacular fashion. The whole episode was so bewildering, I mostly gaped and couldn't believe what I was reading. With how Ranael was treating Beraz, practically rubbing Vaer in his face, I didn't expect him to make a 180-turn and be so hateful and hurtful toward Vaer...and all over an issue of past. It seemed really out of character. Even if Ran was insulted by Vaer's omission, he shouldn't have been that disgusted...wth, really.
Anyway, and then Ran leads Beraz on. For, like, 5 whole years!!! It all reminded me of Dylen and Rio from book 2... Actually, I couldn't believe Beraz, either...why would he want to hang around for 5 years without any sex or any promise from Ran. Was he a masochist?
It all ends well, of course, but the whole drama and the silly break-up were really frustrating.
On the positive side, I couldn't put the book down. **rueful sigh** Can't wait for the next book.
December 21, 2015
If you have never read The Chronicles of Ylandre series, I encourage you to do it. I can assure you that by the time you have finished, you will be glad that you read it. While reading these books you will journey to a distant place that will broaden your mind, stir your imagination, and give you a wonderful adventure.
Shield Mate is the seventh book in the Chronicles of Ylandre, set in Aisen, a fantasy world created by Eresse. The author has invented landscapes, languages, histories and beings and somehow she manages to entertain, make you think, and visualize the world she describes.
Shied Mate is the story of Ranael a True Blood of noble birth and a military officer and Vaeren who was born a bastard and raised in an orphanage where he suffered terrible cruelties. Vaeren is a remarkable hero whose courage, strength, compassion, and fortitude will stay with you long after you've finished the book.
This book is a story about friendship and camaraderie, about the bonds among companions, the human instinct to do the right thing and a romance between two warriors who share a unique bond from the very first moment they meet.
Be prepared for heartache, joyous surprises and book hangover after finishing.
Eresse is truly a master storyteller. Every time I read her books I am transported into another world where everything is different. Her storytelling reminds me so much of what got me into reading in the first place; the humor, the angst, the excellent world building.
Now I’m back to praying we don't have to wait too long for the next book in this amazing series.
Very highly recommended.
Shield Mate is the seventh book in the Chronicles of Ylandre, set in Aisen, a fantasy world created by Eresse. The author has invented landscapes, languages, histories and beings and somehow she manages to entertain, make you think, and visualize the world she describes.
Shied Mate is the story of Ranael a True Blood of noble birth and a military officer and Vaeren who was born a bastard and raised in an orphanage where he suffered terrible cruelties. Vaeren is a remarkable hero whose courage, strength, compassion, and fortitude will stay with you long after you've finished the book.
This book is a story about friendship and camaraderie, about the bonds among companions, the human instinct to do the right thing and a romance between two warriors who share a unique bond from the very first moment they meet.
Be prepared for heartache, joyous surprises and book hangover after finishing.
Eresse is truly a master storyteller. Every time I read her books I am transported into another world where everything is different. Her storytelling reminds me so much of what got me into reading in the first place; the humor, the angst, the excellent world building.
Now I’m back to praying we don't have to wait too long for the next book in this amazing series.
Very highly recommended.
December 21, 2015
Another wonderful story in this amazing series!! Can't wait for the next one!!
April 29, 2018
I can't believe I finally finished this series. It's been sitting on my TBR for years and the amount of time that it's been spread over is ridiculous. I was a little worried going into this one that I wouldn't remember enough of the other books to figure out who our couple in this story was, but the nice thing here is this relationship has been going on behind the scenes of all of the action in the other stories. So really with this book I got a nice recap of everything and that allowed me to be up to date and really fit this story into my knowledge of all the others.
While this isn't my favorite story in the series, it was still a lovely tale. There was the beautiful love and the requisite angst that I associate with this series. I loved Vaeren so much. He's such a lovely soul and deserved to get his happily ever after. Ranael needed time to really grow up and recognize how narrow his world view was. I wanted to knock some sense into him for a good majority of this story, still I knew ultimately he'd find his way and he did.
Ultimately I'm very happy to have this as the conclusion of this series.
While this isn't my favorite story in the series, it was still a lovely tale. There was the beautiful love and the requisite angst that I associate with this series. I loved Vaeren so much. He's such a lovely soul and deserved to get his happily ever after. Ranael needed time to really grow up and recognize how narrow his world view was. I wanted to knock some sense into him for a good majority of this story, still I knew ultimately he'd find his way and he did.
Ultimately I'm very happy to have this as the conclusion of this series.
December 28, 2015
<2.5 stars/b>
I think it's time to advance the story more, as opposed to basically going over a lot of the period found in the 1st book....but from others viewpoints. The writing is excellent; that's not it. It just needs to move on.
I think it's time to advance the story more, as opposed to basically going over a lot of the period found in the 1st book....but from others viewpoints. The writing is excellent; that's not it. It just needs to move on.
January 11, 2016
Let me start by stating, I love Eresse and I love this series. I like the way she tells her stories and despite how complex the world of Ylandre is, you never get lost or confused with the dialogue/ language/ words she created for this world. This series is a fave of mine and I get excited whenever a new one comes out.
With that stated:
I Had High hopes for this one but the storyline was a bit repetitive of prior books ( which the author herself mentions juxtaposed to this one.) It felt like I was reading the "same story" with minute tweaks here and there. Nothing new nor relevant added to advance the world of Ylandre at all. I enjoyed it more for the nostalgic feel but if I knew it would parrot Hallowed Bond to such a degree I would not have purchased this, especially since it falls woefully short in comparison.
Will I continue to read the series?
YES! Despite this major short coming which is a first, and admittedly a turn off, I still love the world Eresse, created and am still heavily invested in how this series ends. This book is also still a great read and can hold its own against most M/M's recently published. If you're in the market for a great fantasy mpreg I highly recommend this series. It's far superior to most in my humble opinion.
With that stated:
I Had High hopes for this one but the storyline was a bit repetitive of prior books ( which the author herself mentions juxtaposed to this one.) It felt like I was reading the "same story" with minute tweaks here and there. Nothing new nor relevant added to advance the world of Ylandre at all. I enjoyed it more for the nostalgic feel but if I knew it would parrot Hallowed Bond to such a degree I would not have purchased this, especially since it falls woefully short in comparison.
Will I continue to read the series?
YES! Despite this major short coming which is a first, and admittedly a turn off, I still love the world Eresse, created and am still heavily invested in how this series ends. This book is also still a great read and can hold its own against most M/M's recently published. If you're in the market for a great fantasy mpreg I highly recommend this series. It's far superior to most in my humble opinion.
December 12, 2025
This series was my introduction to mpreg stories and it's still the best of it's kind for me. I love how the world building and story lines explain how and why men get pregnant and how caste is an important factor not gender. However through all 7 books (with a fair few more to come which delights me) the caste system is put under scrutiny and change. This particular story had me first wanting to smack Ranael upside his head, then hug him in comfort and, at the same time, like him, I fell in love with Vaeren.
I don't want to give away to much above and beyond the blurb so I will just add that I loved meeting some of the old characters and seeing how their stories interacted with Ranael's and Vaeren's. If you like mpreg books or more especially Eressë's Chronicles of Ylandre then you are going to like this book.
I don't want to give away to much above and beyond the blurb so I will just add that I loved meeting some of the old characters and seeing how their stories interacted with Ranael's and Vaeren's. If you like mpreg books or more especially Eressë's Chronicles of Ylandre then you are going to like this book.
January 12, 2016
This is her best work to date. Ran is a warrior in the army of the kingdom of Ylandre on a planet called Aisen. He comes from the ruling house of Ylandre, his Sire married his birthing father who is from the ruling housing of Essendri. He is brought up to think that aristocrat (blue bloods) are better than anyone. These thoughts are in grained in his up bring.
He is introduced to Vaeren a bastard born half blood. Who has worked his way up the army ladder. Dispite the class difference the start an affair, Vaeren is in love, and makes certain Ranael knows this, Ranael is holding back because of his prejudices about class. Vaer also has a dark secret that can tear them apart. A villain enters their lives unsettling their selves.
Likely friends and family help them along.
He is introduced to Vaeren a bastard born half blood. Who has worked his way up the army ladder. Dispite the class difference the start an affair, Vaeren is in love, and makes certain Ranael knows this, Ranael is holding back because of his prejudices about class. Vaer also has a dark secret that can tear them apart. A villain enters their lives unsettling their selves.
Likely friends and family help them along.
December 26, 2015
Loved this one. I like all her books but there was something about this story that kept me awake till the small hours.
March 13, 2016
4.25 Stars
May 20, 2020
I never thought I'd find another character I despised as much as Riodan from Hallowed Bond. Yes, I'm talking about Ranael. Dude pissed me the fuck off! He's on his high horse about bluebloods and how they are not capable of being manipulative assholes because they're of a superior bloodline. And him judging Vaeren for doing what he did so that he could survive.
God!! I wanted to smack Ranael HARD!
Dude doesnt even deserve the smallest strand of hair on Vaeren's beautiful head.
What made me enjoy this book is Vaeren. He's such an amazing character. I just wished he would have found somebody else that is actually worthy of his love and affection.
God!! I wanted to smack Ranael HARD!
Dude doesnt even deserve the smallest strand of hair on Vaeren's beautiful head.
What made me enjoy this book is Vaeren. He's such an amazing character. I just wished he would have found somebody else that is actually worthy of his love and affection.
September 29, 2024
Ranael’s ignorance is difficult to stomach. But loved Vaeren.
November 14, 2025
Oh this one made me cry. Vaeren, you deserve the best of everything.
February 20, 2016
Ranael is a royal-blooded aristocrat in the military who has recently been promoted to captain. Ranel’s second in command is Vaeren; a half blood illegitimate child. Vaeren rose in rank for the reason that he had earned the king’s respect and friendship, due to his fighting skills as well as his compassion for others.
Shield Mate is the seventh book in the Chronicles of Ylandre series. The plot illustrates social prejudices and jealousy. Ranael and Vaeren became lovers, but when their relationship is discovered, a high ranking officer consumed with bigotry conspires to destroy Vaeren’s creditability. Ranael and Vaeren’s chances for happiness are severely damaged.
True Bloods formed the ruling class of every realm on planet Aisen; their ancestors, the Naere, were a race of hermaphrodites. The Naere colonists were a highly cultured warrior race, with mental power to communicate without speaking out loud kept their breeding with the planet’s natives to the barest minimum, retaining much of the physical strength, endurance and most of their gifts of mind control. The ancestors of the Half Bloods bred indiscriminately, with the native Gelra race which resulted in the diminishment or disappearance of many of the True Blood characteristics as well as all females of the Gelra race.
Shield Mate is another enjoyably impressive addition to the emotionally charged Chronicles of Ylandre series. All of the books in the series feature a different couple; however the time frame is the same as the era illustrated in the first book Sacred Fate. All of the characters are connected in some way to the ruler of Aisen, Rohyr Essendri.
Shield Mate is the seventh book in the Chronicles of Ylandre series. The plot illustrates social prejudices and jealousy. Ranael and Vaeren became lovers, but when their relationship is discovered, a high ranking officer consumed with bigotry conspires to destroy Vaeren’s creditability. Ranael and Vaeren’s chances for happiness are severely damaged.
True Bloods formed the ruling class of every realm on planet Aisen; their ancestors, the Naere, were a race of hermaphrodites. The Naere colonists were a highly cultured warrior race, with mental power to communicate without speaking out loud kept their breeding with the planet’s natives to the barest minimum, retaining much of the physical strength, endurance and most of their gifts of mind control. The ancestors of the Half Bloods bred indiscriminately, with the native Gelra race which resulted in the diminishment or disappearance of many of the True Blood characteristics as well as all females of the Gelra race.
Shield Mate is another enjoyably impressive addition to the emotionally charged Chronicles of Ylandre series. All of the books in the series feature a different couple; however the time frame is the same as the era illustrated in the first book Sacred Fate. All of the characters are connected in some way to the ruler of Aisen, Rohyr Essendri.
October 28, 2016
At the end of the book an honest review was asked for to help the author's career. What if the 'honest review' was a brutal and scathing one? How would that help the author's career? Would the author then rewrite the book, a second edition, to appease the 'honest critique'? A reader can only dream, hmm. . .? Oh, well dream on dear self. On to business.
Five stars, no less. As I've read all the books so far in the series and re-read Books 1-4 to sort of refresh the old memory before I delved into Vaer and Ran's story. Amazing story as usual from Eresse. However, here is my honest piece.
There are certain words and phrases that writers tend to repeat to the point where it become trite; for Eresse one of those is 'erstwhile lover' that phrase has been repeated so many times in those books, I just find a substitute for them in my mind while reading.
So I'd say, if the author ever get whiff of this review, to see if she can do something about it in the remaining books in the series. Other than that, a most wonderful book that I totally enjoyed.
Five stars, no less. As I've read all the books so far in the series and re-read Books 1-4 to sort of refresh the old memory before I delved into Vaer and Ran's story. Amazing story as usual from Eresse. However, here is my honest piece.
There are certain words and phrases that writers tend to repeat to the point where it become trite; for Eresse one of those is 'erstwhile lover' that phrase has been repeated so many times in those books, I just find a substitute for them in my mind while reading.
So I'd say, if the author ever get whiff of this review, to see if she can do something about it in the remaining books in the series. Other than that, a most wonderful book that I totally enjoyed.
October 11, 2017
M/M high fantasy romance set in a world where everyone is an hermaphrodite.
We find the homeless orphaned Ranael at the beginning of his military career saving a poor nobody vender in the bad part of town, which shows his honest and good personality and that moment is something that will help him for the rest of his military career. Was that vague enough? I don't want to give away the only good twist in this story! Ranael becomes a scion of Ylandre’s most powerful House, aka the royal Essendris. So I never understood why he has no self confidence with Vaeren when they are trying to make their relationship work when they first meet. The second time around it makes sense that Ranael would be stand off-ish with Vaeren Henaz because he broke his heart. Vaeren is a little bit of a disappointment whenever he is snobby with Raneal.
This is my least favorite of the series because it seemed a bit too close to Dylen's story told in a military setting this time.
300 pages and bought for kindle
2 stars
We find the homeless orphaned Ranael at the beginning of his military career saving a poor nobody vender in the bad part of town, which shows his honest and good personality and that moment is something that will help him for the rest of his military career. Was that vague enough? I don't want to give away the only good twist in this story! Ranael becomes a scion of Ylandre’s most powerful House, aka the royal Essendris. So I never understood why he has no self confidence with Vaeren when they are trying to make their relationship work when they first meet. The second time around it makes sense that Ranael would be stand off-ish with Vaeren Henaz because he broke his heart. Vaeren is a little bit of a disappointment whenever he is snobby with Raneal.
This is my least favorite of the series because it seemed a bit too close to Dylen's story told in a military setting this time.
300 pages and bought for kindle
2 stars
December 26, 2015
Vaeren and Ranael's story. Previous appeared at the end of book 5.
Different from others that this focuses a bit more on military than politics or diplomacy. Both are soldiers within the Ylandre army. Therefore their relationship reflects that. Also focuses a good amount on social status and the distension and bias between social hierarchy.
The ending was very nice and not overly sweet. Liked I said this was a bit different than the previous stories. There is the angst and riff between lovers like in the previous books in the series but like the other stories there is resolution.
I enjoyed it and seeing how well it fit in with the other books in the series and am looking forward to seeing whose story will be next.
Different from others that this focuses a bit more on military than politics or diplomacy. Both are soldiers within the Ylandre army. Therefore their relationship reflects that. Also focuses a good amount on social status and the distension and bias between social hierarchy.
The ending was very nice and not overly sweet. Liked I said this was a bit different than the previous stories. There is the angst and riff between lovers like in the previous books in the series but like the other stories there is resolution.
I enjoyed it and seeing how well it fit in with the other books in the series and am looking forward to seeing whose story will be next.
December 11, 2016
Admittedly, this was my least favourite book of the series to date. I think part of it was because I couldn't recall where I'd seen or heard of Ran and Vaer in the previous books. This one also just made me want to read the first book all over again (which I did right after I finished).
I also think part of my issue was that the timeline for these guys is hugely different than our own. So to pine over someone for 5 years just makes them look a little bit pathetic and you just want them to get over it. Maybe there was a little disconnect there for me.
Either way, I'm still going to recommend this series. It's enjoyable to read even though it's moved away from the mpreg theme the first book had. Hoping that it comes back in future novels.
I also think part of my issue was that the timeline for these guys is hugely different than our own. So to pine over someone for 5 years just makes them look a little bit pathetic and you just want them to get over it. Maybe there was a little disconnect there for me.
Either way, I'm still going to recommend this series. It's enjoyable to read even though it's moved away from the mpreg theme the first book had. Hoping that it comes back in future novels.
December 7, 2020
Like the rest of the series I enjoyed this one alot. Both characters fell in love with each other quickly but just as quickly split up. This one was a little different in that we got to see more about the army which was for the most part an unexplored part of the world. Vaeren was also an interesting character in that he was a half-blood but wasn't the softer more submissive one of the pair. The only thing that I wish was explored more was the damage and healing done by Vaeren's past. I felt it got lost in the surface plot of Vaeren being a whore and Ranael's distaste for the job.
March 16, 2016
This novel was absolutely wonderful. I loved the main characters, especially Vaeren. And I was glad that many things, which had been mentioned in many previous books, were well explained here.
But there was something I didn't like: In the middle of this book, the develop of the story made me feel confusing and frustrating because the main characters suddenly broke up and parted for five years; according to the extent of their affection towards each other, I thought it was a little unreasonable.
But there was something I didn't like: In the middle of this book, the develop of the story made me feel confusing and frustrating because the main characters suddenly broke up and parted for five years; according to the extent of their affection towards each other, I thought it was a little unreasonable.
September 9, 2018
Loved it. Another great book in this series! I have liked all of them. This is a wonderful story about Vaeron and Ranael. As always it is fun to see how the stories all intertwine. Enjoyed seeing previous characters. It is neat to read about the same scenes from previous books from a different perspective. Looking forward to more!
Read again and still loved it. Looks like book 8 may finally come out, fingers crossed!
Read again and still loved it. Looks like book 8 may finally come out, fingers crossed!
August 14, 2016
I adore this series and book 6 is one of my favorites .... so I had really high hopes for this one! and in some ways it proved me right: both characters were great, real warriors who had to work for what they want and I really liked the story ... but there was something missing nevertheless. I would have loved to see more page time for these two at the end and together as a couple to get over the time that they were not.
nevertheless, I love this series and can't wait for the next book
nevertheless, I love this series and can't wait for the next book
November 26, 2016
Wow, each story has always gotten better but this one is going to be one of my favs. So sad that so much misunderstanding and pain can be born, but it turns out well in the end.
Recommend this entire series.
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1st read - Nov 26, 2016
Recommend this entire series.
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1st read - Nov 26, 2016
February 2, 2016
I hate to say this but I didn't like this book nearly as much as the others.
December 31, 2015
Another fantastic addition to the series - love it! I had a love/hate relationship with one of the main characters but it all worked out.
September 15, 2016
Review to come!
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