Warrior Rising

The Esri #4

by Pamela Palmer

Two sworn enemies One deadly mission A passion that can’t be tamed

Single dad Harrison Rand craves vengeance for the harm inflicted on his young daughter by the evil Esri race. But now he’s become the sole guardian of the Esrian princess Ilaria and exacting his revenge isn’t as simple as he’d thought. With a simple act of kindness, Ilaria has Harrison questioning everything he thought he knew about her race.

To save his people from total annihilation, Harrison needs Ilaria’s compassion and her power. But to save his soul, he needs only her love.

Genres: Romance, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Harlequin, Fantasy, Ebooks, Harlequin Nocturne

280 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 20, 2012

About the author

Pamela Palmer is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Feral Warriors shape-shifter series, the Esri Series, and (coming in 2012) the Vamp City series. Raised in an Air Force family, Pamela lived in eleven different houses by the time she was fourteen. The two constants in her life—her family and her imagination. When her initial career goal of captaining starships didn't pan out, she turned to engineering, satisfying her desire for adventure with books and daydreams until finally succumbing to the need to create worlds of her own. Pamela now calls the suburbs of Washington, D.C. home.

For excerpts, more about the books and characters, and fun contests, visit www.pamelapalmer.net.

Reviews

[TinaMarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm just not grooving in this take on elves aka Esri. I struggled to finish this one, although it did get better in the later half.

[Julie Oldham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this series , sad it's the last book . It brings all the 3 previous books to an exciting conclusion ,With a surprise twist about Harrison thrown in.

[Annie Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

Received this through Goodreads
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The story is so well written and spines a great story of love and evil.
Harrison as he is called and his brother Charlie must find the Princess llaria to help stop the evil in a dark nightmare forest. She is the only one that can stop the

invasion of the evil that is to be unleashed into our world by Rith a immortal man wanting power over all above and under ground world where Princess llaria is

the true Queen of her realm Esri. There is battles and mystic stones and a dragon stone that gives the owner the power. Harrison protect llaria and falls in love

but he is moral and will not live the hundreds of years as llania does but fate and magic have away when there is true love and honorable will to over come the

evil and live happy ever after. I so much enjoyed this story is had it all in a beautiful and frightful way.

[Cathy Beckett · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fourth and final installment in Pamela Palmer's ESRI series was a great closing to the series. Warrior Rising is Harrison's story.

He hates everything Esrian. They have put his daughter in a coma. They have tried to conquer the human realm. They tried to kill his younger brother. Now he is having to act as the sole guardian and protector of Princess Ilaria.

Princess Ilaria has been incarcerated for treason for 300 hundred years. She has been rescued by the group that Harrison is involved with. They want her to close the portals between their worlds. She wants to steal the Orisis stones so that they can be destroyed.

Both Harrison and Ilaria seem to be working at cross purposes until the Draggon stone chooses them to be the rulers of Esrian.

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Warrior Rising is the fourth and final book in Palmer's Esri Series. Overall, I enjoyed the story and seeing how the war between the Esri and the Sitheen (a select group of humans immune to Esri power) would end. Besides watching Harrison and Ilaria give into the power of love, I really liked the nonstop action and suspense from beginning to end. This book was def more action packed than the previous ones. Fans of the series will def love the ending! If asked, I would recommend this book and the series to other fans of paranormal romance who like suspense and action.

[Debbie Heaton · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Palmer’s paranormal romance novel, Harrison Rand is a single father seeking revenge on the evil Esri race for their negative influence on his daughter. When he finds himself the guardian of the Esrian princess Ilaria, he becomes conflicted. The princess is cold as marble but kind as well, leading Rand to realize he knows little of her race. He soon learns that to save his own from annihilation, he needs her to help him seal the gates between their worlds forever. And to save himself, he must have her.

[Clara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a very fairy tale like ending. It is the final in the Esri series and it does a decent job at rounding everything out. There were a few twists and turns the further along it went. Harrison progresses from being very anti-Esri to captivated by none other than the princess of Esria. They both fight the relationship for their own reasons, but end up happily together. There are a few surprises along the way that I won't spoil for you. Overall, it was a great series that I spent staying up way too late reading several nights, but I enjoyed every moment of it.

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the final journey into the world of Esria. Pamela Palmer once again creates a magical yet dangerous world in the last of the Esri series. Harrison Rand battles with his hatred of all things Esri when he becomes the guardian of Ilaria. He then wars with his emotions as he has to put his feelings towards Ilaria aside in order to save his daughter and the human world.
An intense fast paced ending that readers will want to discover for themselves.

[Sharon Lofton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harrison and Ilaria rock. All of the Esri books were wonderful but Harrison and and Ilaria's story was by far the best and I wanted more of the Esri! The wonderful little surprises at the end were so heartwarming and unexpected. No spoilers here--read it yourself!

[Tasneem · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a quick, mindless read. The characters and plot fairly predictable, but well drawn and nicely brought out. I enjoyed how the writer worked hard to make Erisa believable and link it to the myths and legends of yore.

[Sandy Klocinski · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book for free through the GoodReads First Reads program. The tale is so well written and spins a grand account of love and wickedness.I liked this story so much as it had it all in a beautiful and frightening way.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great, I loved the closure at the end. It kept me turning the pages wanting to find out what would happen next. I couldn't put it down. I just loved Harrison. How he let her lead and do what she needed to do, supporting her. Was awesome. Great book.

[Harlequin Books]

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[Edi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast-paced paranormal-human romance tale. Fun reading a Nocturne novel again.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks for the book, enjoyed reading it.

[Luvs2dance · Rating 3 out of 5]

An OK read.