Predictable and strangely detached story. You never really feel connected to the characters. I've been entertained by Krinard's supernatural work before, but this one wasn't worth the time. Her werewolf novels are a bit better. She doesn't do as well trying to tackle the world of the fey.

Not really my cup of tea. The hero was a bit to austere, and the premise was a little strange.

Another marvelous contribution by Susan Krinard. Thoroughly enjoyable!

The prequel to Lord of the Beasts, another excellent book from Susan Krinard.

I aways enjoy Susan Krinard! Fantasy romance. Good!

In an intriguing departure from her popular werewolf romances (Secret of the Wolf), Krinard takes readers to a realm where the Faerie and mortal worlds intersect and spins a darkly magical story of love, betrayal, and redemption. Based on ancient Celtic lore and set in the remote, forbidding forests of northern England, this well-written tale takes a powerful guardian spirit of the forest determined to save his race and a young woman whose innocence has unknowingly been bargained away by her father and gives them a dilemma that only love-and a little bit of magic-can resolve. A cast of exceptionally well-done secondary characters (most notably a villainous aunt and a wise, enchanting child), the excellent use of language, and an intricate, nicely unfolding plot add depth. Although the novel falls firmly within the fantasy romance subgenre, its compelling characters and the universal nature of their underlying conflicts should guarantee an across-the-board appeal to general fantasy fans and other readers. Krinard is a best-selling, highly regarded writer who is deservedly carving out a niche in the romance arena. She lives in Concord, CA.

a very good book, well written. will keep you up till you finish it.

Fairy lord schemes to have a child and revenge on a mortal woman

After a night of heated passion six years ago, Eden Bradwell made the shattering discovery that the man she was about to marry was no mortal. He was a monster, a woodlands guardian spirit named Lord Hern who needed an heir to end the exile that had been imposed upon him. Devastated by his deception, Eden fled Hartsmere and wed another.

In a deep sleep for the last five years, Hern, the Forest Lord, has been informed that Eden—the woman he’d courted all those years ago and who had shunned his true form—has returned to Hartsmere, along with the boy he’d been told was dead. Vowing to steal back his son—and wreak vengeance upon the woman who betrayed him—Hern assumes the identity of a servant named Hartley Shaw. But with each moment he spends with the elegant woman and his beautiful son, his heart begins to cast off the bands of iron that has bound it—and he becomes devoted to finding something that will redeem the woman he has come to love...

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After a night of heated passion six years ago, Eden Fleming made the shattering discovery that the man she was about to marry was no mortal. He was a monster, a woodland guardian spirit named Lord Hern who needed an heir to end the exile that had been imposed upon him. Devastated by his deception, Eden fled Hartsmere and wed another.

In a deep sleep for the last five years, Hern, the Forest Lord, had been informed that Eden – the woman he’d courted all those years ago and who had shunned his true form – has returned to hartsmere, along with the boy he’s been told was dead. Vowing to steal back his son – and wreck vengeance upon the woman who had betrayed him – Hern assumes the identity of a servant named Hartly Shaw. But with each moment he spends with the elegant woman and his beautiful son, his heart begins to cast off the bands of iron that have bound it – and he becomes devoted to finding something that will redeem the woman he has come to love…

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When I first started reading this book, it was a little weird. However, it turned out to be a really good book!!

I enjoy reading Krinard. But this book was not as memorable as her werewolf books. As others have said, the premise is good, but I did not become attached to the characters as I did with the wolf books.

Good book

Not my favorite Krinard tale. Very dark and slow-moving.

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