Frankie Robertson

4.5

Book source ~ ARC. My review is voluntary and honest.

Emergency dispatcher Celia Montrose is out on a hike looking for some lost petroglyphs, but when she finds them her life changes in a way she never would have believed. Transported to another world with no idea how or why, Cele is just trying to survive in a desert with no water. When a group of strange men come across her, she’s afraid, but her need for water is now desperate. She trusts them, but is watchful. The leader of the group, Lord Dahleven, is just as wary of her. Is she a spy, ally, or something else? He thinks she may be Fey-marked, but he needs to hoof it back home to warn his people of impending war, so he drags her along for the ride until he can figure her out. And that’s when things go sideways.

I don’t read too many time travel stories anymore, but this is more like world or dimension travel even if the people of Alfheim are living like times long past. The writing is good, the characters interesting, the world is fascinating, and the plot is decent. My main problem is with Celia. Her singlemindedness to get home blinded her to everything else around her. And this makes her act like a damn moron. Plus, I had a hard time with the insta-love between her and Dahleven. But other than that this is a tale that will keep you turning the pages.… (meer)

Psychic Cassie Lewis is Progeny. Somewhere in her lineage an ancestor or two slept with beings from the Celestial Realm because she’s carrying two of their bloodlines. Jared Price is a Lightbringer stuck on Earth for 150 years because he screwed up. The Guardians need help in protecting her from a demon attack and they offer Jared a chance to come home if he helps Guardian Gideon keep her alive. She has a destiny and it’s very important she live to see it through. But if Jared does his job and keeps her alive will he be able to leave her to go home?

I loved this story! Well-written and smooth flowing with interesting characters. Cassie is strong yet vulnerable and Jared is noble yet a bit flawed for a Celestial being. While there was a conclusion to this story I’d love to see even more written in this world and the ending implies there is more to tell. I’d love to read more!

*The author provided a copy of this book to me for review. Please see disclaimer page on my blog.… (meer)