Welcome to Darmid, where magic is a sin, fairy tales are contraband, and the people live in fear of the Sorcerers on the other side of the mountains.
Rowan Greenwood has everything she’s supposed to want from life — a good family, a bright future, and a proposal from a handsome and wealthy magic hunter. She knows she should be content with what she has. If only she could banish the idea that … idea that there’s more to life than marriage and children, or let go of the fascination with magic she’s been forced to suppress since childhood.
When Rowan unknowingly saves the life of one of her people’s most feared enemies, that simple act of compassion rips her from her sheltered life and throws her into a world of magic that’s more beautiful, more seductive, and more dangerous than she ever could have imagined.
Rowan might get everything she ever dreamed of — that is, if the one thing she’s always wanted doesn’t kill her first.
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Loved this book, very hard to put down! On vacation and stayed up all night reading it!
Great character development causing me totally become involved. I knew very little about the indentured service in this country, so it was a great history lesson as well as a wonderful novel.
Interesting and human coverage of a period in our history in which indentured servants were little more than slaves with a time limit.
I enjoyed the characters and the historical information. A well-written novel that kept me interested, wondering what would happen next.
The journey of a young girl left on her own in a foreign county in indentured servitude gave me fresh insite as to what it nust have been like for many nineteenth century immigrants. A historcal novel with a different view of those times. Worth reading.
This sequel to THE WIDOW’S WAR continues the story of the same characters with the addition of Alice, a girl running away from abuse. Thw 18th century setting is detailed enough to give the reader a feel for the time as well as the people in the story. The reader is privy to the tangle of thoughts and the frustrations she experiences. It does …
Interesting time period and interesting characters.
insight into the world of indentured servants and their lack of rights
While most people know about the ravages of slavery, many don’t realize that indentured servants lived under the same conditions and were at the mercy of their “masters” during their term of indenture. The author’s endnotes dramatically remind the reader that we still live in a world of a ndenture where individuals’ lives are not their own.
While …
I would have enjoyed knowing the final placement in life of the main character. Was sort’a left hanging.
I enjoyed learning about indentured servants. I was caught up in various characters lives. The intertwining of historical events is another plus as I read these pages.
Good plot. At first a bit predictable. Then it improved.
Interesting time in history, but too much talk about politics.
This is the second of a three book series about three strong women living in the patriarchal society of 18th century Cape Cod. Very enjoyable