Fate was a fickle mistress.She gave Sophie immortality, magic, and a great tolerance for whisky.She also made sure Sophie tasted death, made sure it clung to her bones, sank into her marrow.She gave Sophie power that came from death and brought death with it.Her own.And everyone she knew and loved.If she didn’t learn to control it, that was.She had been meaning to pencil it in, but the apocalypse … pencil it in, but the apocalypse had been licking at her combat boots and she got busy.
But she was kicking magical butt, because she was awesome.
Then the witch discovered the one thing she couldn’t handle, the one thing that would offer complete destruction.
A wolf.
Her wolf.
Broken. Dangerous. Wild.
His life tangled up in hers, without a choice from either of them. A fault in fate, bringing two broken, wild, and dangerous immortals together.
Sophie quite literally screwed the pooch on this one.
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A bewitchingly wonderful read from Anne Malcom! I have been so curious about Sophie since I first read Fatal Harmony… And I became even more curious when she found her wolf in Deathless.
This book answered all of my questions and left me impatiently wanting more!
I have said this before, but the author has taken the paranormal world and made it her own… And she has OWNED it!
I absolutely, highly recommend this book!!!
I almost love Sophie and her wolf more than Isla and Thorne. ALMOST.
There was something more animalistic (well duh!) about this, but it was just a lot more gritty, a lot more instinctual and a lot more fated. It’s enough to make me combust! It’s hot, oh so hot! And I couldn’t get enough. Watching these two together is enough to make a nun blush. And I think I’m going to hell for wanting more!
Faults in Fate is a novella in Anne Malcom’s The Vein Chronicles series and follows the loveable, sassy, wicked and kicka** Witch Sophie.
Fate was a fickle mistress.
She gave Sophie immortality, magic, and a great tolerance for whisky.
She also made sure Sophie tasted death, made sure it clung to her bones, sank into her marrow.
She gave Sophie power that came from death and brought death with it.
Her own.
And everyone she knew and loved.
If she didn’t learn to control it, that was.
She had been meaning to pencil it in, but the apocalypse had been licking at her combat boots and she got busy.
But she was kicking magical butt, because she was awesome.
Then the witch discovered the one thing she couldn’t handle, the one thing that would offer complete destruction.
A wolf.
Her wolf.
Broken. Dangerous. Wild.
His life tangled up in hers, without a choice from either of them. A fault in fate, bringing two broken, wild, and dangerous immortals together.
Sophie quite literally screwed the pooch on this one.
I could wait to read this book to follow Sophie and the Wolf, but I was a little disappointed with it. I loved Sophie in Fatal Harmony and Deathless but I found her to be a bit of a b*tch in this book. She is still the powerful, kicka**, sassy witch we know and love, but I felt she was too selfish and nasty towards Conall. I understand she loves and wants her independency and she felt that Conall was taking that away, but I was very disappointed and not happy with the coven scene, that was very uncalled for.
Having said that, I do feel absolutely terrible for Sophie and her future and with the darkness lurking, I do hope she opens up to Conall and Isla soon, as they all make a better team when there is no secrets.
Be still my beating heart!! Holy freaking hotness!! Sophie is Isla’s sassy, bitch witch side kick, besties in every way!
She has her work cut out trying to find and distinguish the watches that have it out for Islamic. What she hadn’t planned on was the wolf, her wolf. Yep! Opposites attract and all that!!
He has found his mate, regardless of the fact she is a witch!! But the heart wants what the heart wants and whether she likes it or not he will do everything he can to protect what is his!
And my head and heart are mashed!! So much going on, my head literally, was spinning! Now that’s a trick!!
What an amazing surprise this was!!!! Sophie and her Wolf were hot. I loved this story.
We got so much background and context to past events. Simply amazing. Sophie and Isla make me laugh out loud all the time. They are both great characters with great sense of humors. Wolf is hot, I loved everything about him and I hope we see alot more of him when the next book in the series comes out. Especially with what Sophie see’s in the future. I only wish it was longer so we could see how their relationship develops. Even with it being a novella it was great and I totally recommend!!!
I squealed out loud when I spotted this novella on my IPad. Sophie was one of my favourite characters from the first two books in the Vein Chronicles. She is a powerful witch but I have always wondered if this power comes with a dark price. There’s more Sophie than meets the eye.
Then along comes Conall the unexpected but delicious werewolf & this story takes a whole other turn. The turn into combust your Ipad, new panties required, sexy times town!!! Gah these two together, he gives the very best swoon – I mean “piccolo guerriero” – give me strength!!! I can’t wait for more of them.
What a fantastic series if you love PNR.
This is Sophie’s story of finding her true love. It runs parallel with the timeline in Deathless. We learn more about Sophie, her powers and the darkness from within that she fights.
Conall has bound her to him. He is her wolf and after one night of animalistic pleasure she has become his forever.
Conall and Sophie are bonded whether she likes it or not. Linked to one another becaused they are fated. The only thing that can separate them is death.
And death of humanity and her vampire bff Isla is what she’s fighting for. However, she just may not be able to save herself.
I’m looking forward to find out what happens to Sophie and Conall and the rest of their crew.
5 Mía Luna and Piccolo Lupo Stars
Oh, boy, oh, boy.
Did I really love this book. Anything and everything Anne Malcom writes, I love. But, this book was a little special.
I’ve always loved Sophie. It takes a special kind of person to befriend and go toe-to-toe with a person like Isla.
Sophie had it all! I loved her rocker style, sass, and just all around badassery.
This was a wonderful and informative novella for the Vein Chronicles. Gave us tons of information on Sophie’s whereabouts throughout the first two books, and FINALLY let us know what was going on with her “piccolo lupo.”
**le sigh** where can I sign up for a sexy alpha werewolf?? Conall was so much fun to read about. His broody and silent ways had me laughing at Sophie— a girl who couldn’t shut up to save her life, lol. Their chemistry was off the charts! I wanted to throttle Sophie a few times and yell at her, “JUST FREAKING BEG ALREADY!!!”
The ending was ridiculous! I want to know more!! I love a good cliffhanger, and the last two sentences in the book had me gasping and yelling, “oh, sh*t!!”
Amazing! Everything Malcom is always the best.
I can’t wait to read more in Eternity’s Awakening and then eventually getting more books focused on Sophie and Conall. I’m craving more of them right now!!
*This Novella is part of the Vein Chronicles series. Be sure to start with Fatal Harmony & Deathless before reading Faults in Fate.
Typically, PNR is not my thing. But being a huge fan of Anne Malcom, I started the Vein Chronicles series… and quickly became completely enthralled! Isla, Thorne, Sophie & her Wolf… even Scott. Such great characters!! Isla and Sophie are the perfect bff team – Snarky to the core!
In this novella, we get “behind the scenes” detail from both FA & Deathless. And we really get a good look at Wolf, aka Conall. He is a true Alpha Male masterpiece! Very similar to the relationship between Isla & Thorne, Sophie likes to pretend she doesn’t need Conall… or gasp…love him. But we can see right through her act. And who could blame her??
My only complaint is that I want MORE! Luckily for us, Eternity’s Awakening is coming!
Technically, this book is a standalone, but the events run congruently with the events of the first two books, and the narrative makes several references to the plot points and action in those two books. Therefore, I’d HIGHLY recommend reading the first two books before delving into this one.
This book is only part of Sophie’s story. As I mentioned above, she’ll reportedly be getting a full-length novel at some point. But this book introduces us to Conall, the werewolf who claims Sophie as his mate. I can’t wait for more of these two together. Sophie is just as snarky and independent and BADASS as Isla is. It’s no wonder they are besties. But Conall is an alpha male, so seeing a bit of a power struggle between the two is super fun and sexy.
Sophie may be stubbornly independent, but even she can appreciate the physical presence of her mate (even if she doesn’t want to admit that he IS her mate.) As for Conall, he wants nothing more than to protect Sophie from all harm, especially that which comes from herself.
If you’ve already read the first two books, I recommend you read this one. If you haven’t, read them before picking this one up. Keep in mind that this is only one small part of the overall picture. It’s only one piece of the puzzle.
Faults in Fate is part of the Vein Chronicles and goes alongside of Fatal Harmony & Deathless.. and I literally screamed when I saw this gem on my kindle! Because Sophie..I just LOVE her in all her sarcastic & snarky witchy goodness…I love her relationship with Isla and I seriously love her wolf in all his determined, alpha glory Seriously, these two were
Faults in Fate answered a lot of questions that I had from the previous installments of this series and even though my only wish was for this novella to have lasted longer it definitely gets me even more excited for Eternity’s Awakening! I definitely recommend this novella and this series to any and everyone
I loved this book. If you have read the rest of the Vein Chronicles you will adore t this closer look into Sophie and her witchy awesomeness. This is what happens when you put a really snarky witch and a very determined werewolf together. I love Anne Malcolm’s writing style and the way she writes her characters. This novella was the perfect peek into Sophie’s goings on. This whole series is a must for any PNR fan.
Sophie is a kick ass witch, a rebel, who goes against everything. If you tell her not to do something? She’ll do it out of spite and do it looking fabulous. She lives her life on her own terms, dresses and acts how she sees fit. She is loyal to her friends and those she calls family. Her best friend is an equally kick ass and stylish vampire warrior Isla. Together they have to fight ancient curses, add in the wolf who is destined to be Sophie’s mate. Sophie as normal fights the attraction tooth and nail, but Conall is the typical alpha wolf, who lives for her, to protect her to own her. There is ancient curse attached to Sophie and she keeps it to herself hoping she can find a way out of it before that curse comes true. I went from laughing one moment, to “aww”, You go girl”. I love all the characters in this series. Wish I had women like Sophie and Isla having my back if needed.
*This Novella is part of the Vein Chronicles series. Be sure to start with Fatal Harmony & Deathless before reading Faults in Fate.
Typically, PNR is not my thing. But being a huge fan of Anne Malcom, I started the Vein Chronicles series… and quickly became completely enthralled! Isla, Thorne, Sophie & her Wolf… even Scott. Such great characters!! Isla and Sophie are the perfect bff team – Snarky to the core!
In this novella, we get “behind the scenes” detail from both FA & Deathless. And we really get a good look at Wolf, aka Conall. He is a true Alpha Male masterpiece! Very similar to the relationship between Isla & Thorne, Sophie likes to pretend she doesn’t need Conall… or gasp…love him. But we can see right through her act. And who could blame her??
My only complaint is that I want MORE! Luckily for us, Eternity’s Awakening is coming!
Wow is all I can say. Anne Malcom is so talented anything she writes is phenomenal. Writing at its best. I am not a paranormal fan, but I must say I am blown away with Sophia and Conall. Sophia is a witch and Conall a wolf. Conall has found his mate in Sophia….Sophia however has other plans…your going to enjoy the chase in this book…and not to mention the total hotness and sexual surrender of these two…no matter what your reading preferences are.
Ah Sophie……
I loved this little novella to tell a little of her story. Her and Isla are the perfect BFF’s/Sisters. Always have each others backs in good time and bad. They will always tell each other the truth.
Wolf, is surprised when his “mate” is a witch and not another wolf. That didn’t matter to him as he was meant to take care of her no matter what the situation. Sophie is use to being on her own and doesn’t like Conall butting into her business.
Loved these 2 and would love to see more of what the future has for these 2.