Genre: Contemporary
Romance/Romantic Suspense/World Mythology/Magical Realism
Description:
“He walked away from her once meaning to protect her and broke her
heart.
Can she forgive him and overcome his stubborn resistance to love?
Guardian of Danu, Adam Dvorak has the power to make plants grow with a
mere touch, but will he allow love to grow? An agronomist teaching better
farming methods in a semi-desert region of northern Kenya, he has an accident
and ends up in the local hospital where, to his shock, his former love Ellie
Graham is a nurse. He’d never expected to see her again.
Ellie is equally shocked to see him. How could fate be so cruel,
putting her in Adam’s path again? Her bruised heart tells her to avoid him, but
circumstances dictate otherwise, and their mutual attraction soon flares to
life. Will the temptation to accept Ellie as his mate conquer Adam’s fear for
her? The High Guardian’s arrival and the pernicious Hellhounds may force him
into a difficult decision as this saga builds toward a climax in the eighth and
final book, A Might Chieftain.”
Author:
“Lyn Horner is a baby boomer born in San Francisco, California, raised
in Minnesota and now residing in Texas with her husband and an ever-changing
band of cantankerous, beloved cats. Trained in the visual arts, Lyn first
worked as a fashion illustrator in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and later as an art
instructor for Art Instruction Schools… After quitting work to raise her
children, she took up writing to save her sanity. This hobby quickly morphed
into an obsession with historical research and plot building.”
Learn more about Ms. Horner by visiting her website or follow her on Facebook.
Appraisal:
Adam Dvorak is a Guardian of Danu who has the power to make plants
grow with a mere touch. He also understands the danger that comes with being a
protector of his family’s ancient scroll. He has devoted his life to help
desert area inhabitants develop profitable farm lands with their limited water
supply. He is in Kenya in a remote village teaching and helping form crop
terraces on the side of a small hill to increase crop yields. While in Kenya Adam
is injured and knocked unconscious when moving a large boulder. Ikeno, his
assistant and translator, and the farmer, Jebril, rush him to the nearest
hospital.
Ellie Graham is a nurse in the small hospital. Two years ago Adam
broke her heart by leaving her when he felt like being in a relationship with
him could cause her harm. His intent was to protect her, but he wouldn’t or couldn’t
explain to her why. When she recognizes Adam her heart is torn open again. She
treats him while he is unconscious, but as soon as he awakens she changes
schedules with another nurse to avoid speaking to him. However, he is crafty
and sly and manages to find where she lives. He wants to apologize for the way
he left her two years ago. Then he complicates their relationship again when he
gets drunk and finds her at a tribal celebration with a man he doesn’t like. Yeah
Adam is a mess, but a likeable character with baggage.
The plot is an emotional roller coaster as it twists and turns in
unexpected ways. Ellie refuses to let Adam leave her behind again. However, she
is in for a rude awakening when they are chased by the Hellhounds after Conn
and Lara come to bring Adam back to the states to be with the rest of the
guardians. Tension is ratcheted up as they are chased across the desert with
very few places to hide. Back in the states the Hellhounds are quickly on their
tail again, and are zeroing in on the Guardians’ hidey-hole. More hints are dropped
about who has organized the Hellhounds. I also foresee that Lara will have some
difficult decisions to make. The showdown between the Guardians and the
Hellhounds is imminent. Better get ready to hold on tight.
FYI:
Tempting
Adam is book 7 in Lyn Horner’s Romancing the Guardians Series. This book
does contain sexual situations that may offend some.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 40-45,000 words
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