Only she can save her home … company run by her best friend’s husband and anticipates he’ll set up a system to catch her midnight visitor. Business keeps Rowan Sheridan in the States, but his brother Rio is free—Rio Sheridan, the one man she can’t stop thinking about even though he can never be hers.
Only he can save her…
Ceri Ross is a flirt and a talisman with obligations to the warrior community. She must bond with her fated mate and not spend time with random unattached warriors, yet it seems to Rio that she didn’t get the memo. None of which helps him: the woman calls to him like a siren.
A clan is counting on them.
Hamish Buchanan has taken care of Conlan Manor for years. The energy swirling around the Conlan heir and the big American warrior she’s hired to protect the most secure stronghold in the Highlands gives him hope. If Ceri’s warrior discovers his mate within the confines of the manor, the clan will enjoy enhanced protections from the violent war goddesses for ten generations. If only Ceri and Rio would stop sparring long enough to figure out they belong to each other…
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This new book second in the Talisman series just confirms my opinion after the first book. Superb writing. Mark my words Tam DeRudder Jackson is definitely a new author to watch out for.
Cere Ross is a Talisman. She is outgoing and vicarious. Friendly with everyone. She inherits a Scottish estate the catch is she needs to live there for a year.
Rio Sheridan is a warrior and a security expert. I’m just gonna put this out there Rio would try the patience of a saint. I really wanted to slap him up side the head. When they come together sparks fly.
I love the secondary characters and can’t wait to read about Shanley and Alaisdair.
Hamish is a Druid and I want to see more of him and his meddling ways. Modern day warriors, Druid magic and Evil Goddesses. You will not be disappointment.
This book was a great read that easily takes you away into love and adventure. The storyline is original and will keep you entertained from beginning to end. Pick this one up. You won’t regret it.
This is another wonderful book in this series with its links to druids the supernatural and fated mates I would recommend that you read Talisman the first book before reading this one as then you will have a better understanding of what is going on
Ceri Ross has inherited a castle in Scotland and she needs to live there for at least a year the only problem is that she has an uninvited guest as well. She is a flirt and Rio Sheridan the man sent to help her finds her attractive but she is also a Talisman and fated for only one warrior Though Rio may be a warrior he knows he is fated for her or his he as these two strike sparks of one another will they solve the mystery of her uninvited guest
This book is the Third one and Hamish is at it again with his matchmaking. It is set in Scotland and is the romance of Shanley who gave up her chance of finding her warrior to keep her orphaned niece safe and Alaisdair who is in hiding from the goddess hoping to still find his talisman before time runs out I found it to be a really nice romance and the world building is really good a nice book to spend time with
WARRIOR is the second instalment in Tam Derudder Jackson’s contemporary, adult TALISMAN paranormal, fantasy, Celtic mythology series. This is twenty-five year old, event planner Ceri Ross, and twenty-eight year old, security specialist Riordan Sheridan’s story line. WARRIOR can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading book one TALISMAN for back ground and history.
SOME BACKGROUND: Centuries earlier, the Morrigan cursed the descendants of the Sheridan family, a curse that has the potential to be broken with the mating of a warrior and his fated mate. Desperate to prevent the breaking of the curse, Morgan sets into motion a series of battles that will pull the Sheridan family into a war where family and friendships will be tested. Morrigan is part of Celtic mythology representing the cycle of birth and death, but is also the patron of magic and revenge, prophecy and night.
Told from several third person perspectives including Ceri and Rio, WARRIOR focuses on the relationship between twenty-five year old, event planner Ceri Ross, and twenty-eight year old, security specialist Riordan Sheridan. On her twenty-fifth birthday Ceri Ross inherited her family estate in Scotland. To ensure the druidic magic continues to protect our story line heroine, Ceri must spend one year at Conlan Manor leaving her friends and family behind but Ceri discovers there are secrets and magic surrounding Conlan Manor, and heightened security is needed to protect those within. Enter Ceri’s nemesis and current target of aggression Riordan ‘Rio’ Sheridan, and the man with whom Ceri will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ceri and Rio, and the potential fall-out as Maeve sets her sights on our leading couple.
Riordan ‘Rio’ Sheridan is descended from a long line of Celtic warriors, who before midnight on their twenty-eight birthday must find the woman, their talisman, their fated mate who will fight, in tandem, against the Morrigan(sisters Morgan, Macha and Maeve) or fear fighting beside the goddesses for all eternity. But Rio’s brother Rowan’s mating with Alyssa, broke part of the curse, allowing the warriors to live past their twenty-eighth year.
Rio and Ceri’s attraction to one another is fraught with angry energy and cutting words that barely hide the palpable sexual intensity between a warrior and his talisman but Rio refuses to ‘test’ the theory that Ceri is his mate, preferring to watch from a distance as his anger unfolds. Ceri Ross has known from childhood that she is a talisman, and has trained for the day where she will be asked to stand by his side but with each mating, the talisman will come into her full power, with an ability that is meant to help her mate in an upcoming battle. Immediately upon discovering Rio is her mate, our heroine’s attitude did an abrupt one-eighty knowing they would have to face the Morrigan together. With the approach of Samhain, reinforcements are needed as the Sheridan, Conlans and Ross Clans prepare for a celebration, bringing together Rio’s brothers and their mates , his parents, and Ceri’s aunt in an effort to prepare for the upcoming battle.
The relationship between Ceri and Rio begins acrimoniously as Rio is perturbed to discover that Ceri is a talisman who flirts and flaunts with every available male but his family history will prove there is a backstory to his anger and turmoil. Upon the discovery that Ceri is his talisman, our couple are quick to forget about their jealousy and anger, anger that was growing with every interaction. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Rowan and Alyssa (Talisman #1), Riley and Lynette, their parents Sian and Owen Sheridan, guardian Finn Daly; Ceri’s aunt Shanley; druids Hamish Buchanan and Davy Sutherland; and warrior Alaisdair Graham ; weather god Taranis; goddesses Scathach (warrior woman and martial arts teacher), Maeve and Morgan. Alaisdair and Shanley’s story line is next in Prophetess.
WARRIOR is a detailed story line that closely follows Celtic mythology and lore with druids and warriors; gods and goddesses, magic, family, destiny and love. The complex premise is enchanting, inventive and clever ; the characters are animated and edgy; the romance is seductive and energetic.
Warrior is Tam DeRudder Jackson’s second novel in her Talisman series, which is based in the beautiful and mystical world of Celtic mythology. Throughout the novel, readers are treated to glimpses of some of the most powerful and well-known gods and goddesses present within the rich Scottish culture and re-immersed in the warrior culture Jackson introduced in Talisman.
Above all, Warrior is about the mystical relationship between a warrior and a talisman who take the form of the surly but handsome Rio Sheridan and the beautiful and vivacious Ceri Ross. Completely by accident, I unknowingly read Warrior before Talisman and struggled a bit to keep up with the finer details of the plot. Unlike a lot of other series belonging to the romance genre, this one didn’t seem to function as well as a standalone. Although you could get the gist of how the warrior/talisman community worked and why they were battling the Morrigan, I definitely recommend that future readers start with book one. Again – my mistake.
I’ll be honest – this was not the only thing I struggled with when it came to this book. I also had a hard time connecting with the characters. Individually I suppose they were fine, but it felt like once they got together, Ceri seemed to change before my very eyes, becoming overly insecure and slightly dramatic. She cried at the drop of a hat and consequently, I found myself frustrated by her inability to cope with the situation. Rio had always been kind of grumpy and the way he initially treated Ceri was so uncalled for, but this mood seemed to carry through even once they realized their connection. Although we were given an explanation as to why Rio despised what he thought were Ceri’s “flirty” ways (the word ‘flirt’ was used as an accusation a lot), I didn’t feel like it was enough of a reason to justify his treatment of Ceri. Rio also seemed to have a frustratingly prevailing distrust/dislike of druids, all of whom seemed like perfectly likable characters. This is never really explained in the book, so you’re kind of left to wonder how this prejudice developed. (Is this a commonly-held belief in warrior society?)
Although I enjoyed this book, it seemed to simultaneously move too fast and stretch on forever. It took a long time for any sort of action to come into play and a lot of things were brought up rather quickly then just as swiftly dismissed (i.e., the appearance of a god in the manor, Ceri’s struggle with shielding, etc.). Overall, I enjoyed the refreshing take on Celtic mythology, Ceri and Rio’s chemistry, and the idea of destined mates.
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review