01 August 2008

Prince of Fire by Linda Winstead Jones

Despite the prophesies, Keelia, Queen of the Anwyn, would never let a wild Caradon, a man who can shape-shift into a mountain cat, touch her. But when one kidnaps her, mistaking her for the caster of a spell on his people. Keelia realizes she has never been more wrong: Her Caradon captor is the very same lover as in her torrid, recurring dream.

No man alive, Caradon or not, can resist a sensuous Anwyn queen. When Joryn, the Queen’s kidnapper realizes his mistake, the two must work together to undo the wicked spell. Neither can deny the crackling chemistry between them nor can the deny the ever-looming Prophecy of the Firstborn: She will betray love in the name of victory…

Thoughts

The second book in the Children of Sun series, Prince of Fire is the story of Keelia, the daughter of Juliet and Ryn & is the Red Queen that was prophesized about in The Moon Witch. This prophecy states that this Red Queen will take a Caradon lover and unite the Anwyn & Caradon. Joryn is a Caradon who, like Keelia, has special gifts and talents and has the ability to shapeshift. The Caradon is the sworn enemy of the Anwyn.

There is something evil infecting the Caradon and Joryn believes it to be the curse of the Anwyn queen. He therefore kidnaps her, holding her prisioner in order to stop the course. Keelia, is of course innocent and knowing the prophecy, convinces Joryn that they must fight this evil together. They form an uneasy truce and together set out to confront and stop the Isen Demon.

Prince of Fire is a solid addition to this series. The plot and the characters are combined perfectly to make this story flow smoothly from one page to the next. The passion & chemistry between Keelia and Joryn is so well written it made me laugh, cry, and root for them when you weren't sure if they would make it. Old plots are revisited, new ones introduced and seeing the familiar characters returning from previous novels in the series make Prince of Fire a book not to be missed.

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