First in a series of books, definitely not a stand alone novel. I have to agree with the majority on here, this book is incorrectly listed as urban fantasy. It's more of a historical fantasy. If historical and high fantasy series are your niche, then you will enjoy this book! (In other words, you...
I avoided him for a couple of hours: easy enough, since he was surrounded by his captains, by adoring women (and some men), and one particular smitten girl. Girl. He had noticed Eili was almost a woman: that was obvious to me. He flushed now when her eyes lingered too long on his, but on the rare...
She felt placid and solid and normal, and it seemed to Jed she was the only thing locking him down to reality. All the same, he wouldn’t mind terribly if she stumbled, if he fell and was killed beneath her. Someone was riding fast towards him across the rock-strewn plateau...
She sat perched on the edge of the cliff with her legs hanging over, the breeze whipping her hair and stinging water from her eyes. Behind her, she heard Aileen clear her throat awkwardly and swallow. ‘I’ve been trying to call your mum. I left messages and voicemails, loads of them. I never calle...
They creaked and groaned like something out of a bad scary movie. Not that movies frightened me any more: there were scarier things in the world than special effects. I wished I could tell Steph that. Steph used to shriek like a banshee at the gory bits. Steph loved scary movies. &nbs...
He gazed up at the stone ravens on its flanking gateposts, at the sun-warmed walls and the weather-burnished slates. It was in perfect condition. Reultan and her daughter – that black-haired good-looking whore of Murlainn’s – they must have looked after it well since Leonora’s death, because its ...