Chaos is the new normal.The term fight or flight has just taken on a new meaning.In just seven days, Rayne Thibodeaux went from an investigator of the supernatural to being one. A chance encounter with a magical talisman turned her into a powerful witch and now Rayne is bound to five sexy, magical keepers. They’re on the run trying to save three demons from a curse with a little help from the … little help from the dead witch whose place Rayne took.
To make things more difficult, the same people who caused the mess they are in have painted a target on their backs. Life as they knew it has been turned upside down. Everything is falling apart and instead of help, all they find is another coven that wants them dead. Rayne and her keepers need allies in this fight, and the whirlwind chase they are on is much more than any of them bargained for.
Mysterious ancestors, rival covens and kidnappings plague Rayne and her Nexus. Will history repeat itself, or will Rayne’s magic and the bonds of her keepers be strong enough to withstand the storm?
The war is coming and it’s going to be bloody. Only the Goddess knows who shall prevail.
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Deliciously fast burn. I loved this book. Rayne and her men is on the run from their former employer. They are searching for knowledge and allies. More than one surprise was thrown at our feet, making this a nail biting story. I couldn’t put the book down.
I highly recommend this series. You won’t be disappointed.
I really loved this book. The characters,the settings the whole enchilada. Can’t wait for the last one.
Keeping Rayne is the steamy and heartbreaking second book in Rowan Thalia’s Keeper of the Talisman series. In this book, we are reunited with Rayne and her men at a crucial moment. They have found Maya’s second keeper who turned after her death. Rayne must compel him to her and bind him in order to help him and ease Maya’s pain. But something isn’t right. Rayne can’t reach Maya like before. It doesn’t take long for something to go terribly wrong for the group and the truth to surface as to what has happened and what is going on. They are still being hunted, their powers are not where they need to be, and now they must return to the lions’ den in order to find those who can help them get stronger so that they can survive the battle that is to come. Things are about to kick into high gear…can Rayne and her men survive this?
Keeping Rayne is just as steamy as book one if not more so and I loved every moment of it. The author really lays it all out there for the reader in this book and I ate it up. We get tension, drama, fear, loss, and heartbreak. We also get some sweet revelations and romance. I’m not usually one for a “measuring” contest between men, but I do like that there is a touch of competitiveness between Rogue and Toussaint. I’m surprised by the revelations that the author gives us concerning Rogue. They are things that I never would have thought concerning when he was bound to Maya. In this book, Rayne is really put through the wringer. It kept me on the edge of my seat eager to learn what was going to happen next.
There isn’t much that I don’t like about this book. The author does a fantastic job building the suspense with this book. There are more than a couple of situations where I honestly feared for the group. I will admit that there were a couple of moments of where I felt the sexual tension was out of place concerning the situation they found themselves in, but in one situation the tension dissipated. Now! For those who do NOT like cliffhangers…this book has one. I almost howled when the story ends the way that it does, but it just makes me eager for the next book, and we don’t have long to wait either.
All in all, I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars. It’s a fantastic story and is gripping from beginning to end. The characters are engaging, the danger is real for them, and I love how they continue to grow closer together as individuals and as a group. If you read the first book and enjoyed it then I highly recommend that you pick this book up. This book does have a huge cliffhanger, but the story is still totally worth reading and enjoying. Steamy, dark, fast-paced, and heartbreaking…this story has it all.