This is a Kindred Tales PLUS novel–over 95,000 words longA successful older woman who has given up on loveA younger warrior who desires her desperatelyWhen the two of them are sent to the sinister Tower of the Higher MindWhere Lizabeth is Mistress and Lone is her NoviceWill it bring them together… or tear them apart?You’ll have to read Instructing the Novice to find out.Lizabeth Paige is … Instructing the Novice to find out.
Lizabeth Paige is mortified. Ever since a terrorist introduced the Xi-46 lust compound into the air ducts of the Mother Ship, she had been experiencing attacks of sexual needing that leave her helpless to resist her lustful urges. Much to her embarrassment, her assistant Lone helped her with the first attack, but she’s been managing on her own (though not very well) ever since. She feels drawn to Lone, but he’s much too young for her. Lizabeth tells herself it’s better if they keep their distance.
Lone has been in love with his boss from day one–he wants Lizabeth with his whole heart. Helping her through her first needing attack was like a fantasy come true but now, for some reason, Lizabeth is trying to cut him out of her life. Desperate to bring her closer, he is elated when the Kindred High Council decides to send the two of them to The Tower of the Higher Mind for some extra training.
But there are dangers lurking at the Tower, which is located at the top of the Sacred Mountain. At its base live the Friezens—a tribe of savage, misogynistic natives who believe women are only useful for sexual-sacrifice. And in the Tower itself,
some very strange customs hold sway. Lizabeth is now a “Mistress” and Lone must be her “Novice,” serving her in every possible way. Pulled between two extremes, will the terrors of the Tower draw them together…or kill them?
You’ll have to read Instructing the Novice to find out.
Warning: Please be aware that there is a scene in this book that readers who have suffered attacks or abuse may find triggering. Please read with caution. (PS—I promise it all turns out okay in the end! Hugs and Happy Reading! Evangeline)
more
Evangeline Anderson has thousands of followers, and Instructing the Novice shows why. She draws the Brides of the Kindred so well that these novels form a believable universe with characters as varied as people we know. Although this book is the newest one, we still get to see characters again we met in the first ones.
All the way through this one, I could really feel the qualms of the heroine. Older than many of the heroines Ms. Anderson brings to life, she also must contend with our society’s quest for thinness. The hero is younger, a twin kindred whose brother died at birth. Faced with what seems impossible, Ms. Anderson zooms right to the problems and brings them to a logical conclusion.
I read through Instructing the Novice, feeling the angst, embarrassing moments, and pain-filled fears of the couple, As with all the Brides’ stories, Instructing the Novice is a keeper!
Characters you will love! Couldn’t stop reading and pages turn quickly! Written in a way that makes the reader fall for characters! This book will make you wish it never ends!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
So, as usual, I keep reading this series, though I totally have to remind myself this is more erotica than romance. Still, the author has a fertile imagination creating different cultural sexual practices. Interesting to use the Twin Kindred who lost his twin. I was entertained and liked it. I didn’t even get annoyed at the sexual formula this author waaay over uses.
As for the depraved cultures introduced in this series. If you all can’t figure out the point IS that it’s horrible, not the author being disturbed, I feel kind of sorry for you. Lots of excellent literature has difficult scenes in it. Racism, child brides, surviving child abuse or domestic abuse, cults. Beautiful stories celebrating human strength or healing and finding love.
Some romantic suspense has serial killers, and it doesn’t mean the author is disturbed. Horror flicks are stories. Suspense are stories. Novels dealing with the healing and love after a traumatic event aren’t about the traumatic event. It’s about the strength to survive it and be happy.
Now if it brings up painful memories, pass this one up. Totally understandable. But if you just dislike it, maybe people need to stop dumbing down the entire book to one scene or one culture that is SUPPOSED to be evil. Books get boring without the big bad evil our couple vanquishes.