Heart Fate (Celta's HeartMates, Book 7)
Paperback – Bargain Price, September 2, 2008
Description
From Publishers Weekly Owens's latest entry in the Heart series ( Heart Dance , etc.) is a touching tale of learning to trust again. Lahsin Burdock Yew is an underage noblewoman being abused by her brutish husband. When she comes of age, she repudiates her marriage and flees to a sanctuary where she can go through her Second Passage, a difficult and sometimes deadly ritual that will cause her magical Flair to be revealed. Meanwhile, nobleman Tinne Holly is recovering from a scandal: his wife has divorced him, making it the first divorce in noble history. Tinne knows that Lahsin is his Heartmate (his soul mate), but he is forbidden by law from telling her. Instead he goes to the sanctuary to heal his own broken heart and try to protect Lahsin from her Passage and help tend to her emotional wounds. But as they grow closer, the specter of Lahsin's ex-husband looms, threatening her freedom and their happiness. Even for readers unfamiliar with the Heartworld, Owens makes it easily accessible and full of delightful conceits such the Residences, houses with consciousnesses and personalities. (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist In Owens’ seventh book set on the magic-infusedxa0planet Celta, Tinne Holly is devastated whenxa0his wife divorces him, a painful eventxa0unheard of among the great families of Druida. Lahsin was married off at 14 to a sadistic and abusivexa0old pedophile. When her second passage starts, greatly enhancingxa0her Flair, her magical gifts thatxa0will accord her adult status,xa0shexa0disavows her marriage andxa0runs away to Druida. Finding refuge in the legendary hidden FirstGrove, she befriends a crippled dog and Tinne Holly. Tinne knows Lahsin is his HeartMate but cannot tell her yet, so he starts training her in self-defense to help heal the psychic trauma she experienced in her marriage. Animal familiars, sentient houses, including a delightful young house just learning the ropes, and brief visits with characters from previous Celta novels make this a true delight to read, and it should garner new fans for this unique and enjoyable series ofxa0futuristic fantasy romances. --Diana Tixier Herald aIf youave been waiting for someone to do futuristic romance righta]Robin D. Owens is the author for you.a aJayne Castlex93If youx92ve been waiting for someone to do futuristic romance rightx85Robin D. Owens is the author for you.x94 x97Jayne Castle Robin D. Owens is the RITA Award-winning author of Heart Duel and Heart Thief . Read more
Features & Highlights
- Wed to a wealthy older man when she was just a girl, Lahsin Yew runs away from her abusive home to find a new life. At seventeen, she?s about to enter her Second Passage, when her Flair?and perhaps her HeartMate?will be revealed. Lahsin finds sanctuary in a secret garden, where she meets Tinne Holly. Though he is her HeartMate, he cannot tell her, and her troubled past prevents her from trusting any man. Pretending to find her by chance, Tinne helps her through her Second Passage. But when the truth is revealed, can she forgive his deception, and learn to trust in her destiny?
